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OSHA Injury Report: Russell Stover Chocolates, LLC: Iola

Injury · Job transfer or restriction

On , an injury at Russell Stover Chocolates, LLC: Iola in Iola, KS 66749 resulted in job transfer or restriction. Employee was serviceUtility A in chocolate (coating, instant, liquor, syrups) made from purchased chocolate.

Establishment
Russell Stover Chocolates, LLC: Iola
Parent company
Russell Stover Chocolates, LLC
Street
1995 Marshmallow Lane
City
Iola
State
KS
ZIP
66749
On-site location
M5 Bottom Depositor
Outcome
Job transfer or restriction (code 3)
Type
Injury (code 1)
Days restricted or transferred
176

EE was cleaning the line

EE was reaching into the depositor while cleaning. EE was in awkward positions getting to different areas of the depositor to clean. EE felt sharp pain on the right side of back.

Strain Sprain or Tear of Lumbar and or Sacral Vertebrae Right Side

Machinery - Machinery unspecified

Strain Sprain or Tear of Lumbar and or Sacral Vertebrae Right Side - Directly harmed by: Machinery - Machinery unspecified

Job description
ServiceUtility A
SOC code
53-3031 — Driver/Sales Workers
NAICS code
311352 — Chocolate (coating, instant, liquor, syrups) made from purchased chocolate
NAICS vintage
2022
Avg employees
400
Total hours worked
678611
Establishment ID
1102305
Employer case #
FY23-03230
Date of incident
Shift started
5:00:00.000
Time of incident
13:00:00.000
Submitted
02FEB24:15:41:00

Data from OSHA ITA Form 300/301 electronic submissions, filing year unspecified. ITA Case Detail records are establishment-reported submissions, not OSHA inspections — no per-record IMIS deep link exists.