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OSHA Injury Report: Wapsie Valley Creamery, Inc

Injury · Days away from work

On , an injury at Wapsie Valley Creamery, Inc in Independence, IA 50644 resulted in days away from work. Employee was bulk Cheese Packager in butter, creamery and whey, manufacturing.

Establishment
Wapsie Valley Creamery, Inc
Parent company
Wapsie Valley Creamery, Inc.
Street
300 10th St., N.E.
City
Independence
State
IA
ZIP
50644
On-site location
Behind Tunnel Washer
Outcome
Days away from work (code 2)
Type
Injury (code 1)
Days away from work
16

Opening a drain cover

while opening a drain cover employee felt pain in his lower back

pain in lower back

Opening a drain cover

strained lower back

Job description
Bulk Cheese Packager
SOC code
51-3023 — Slaughterers and Meat Packers
NAICS code
311512 — Butter, creamery and whey, manufacturing
NAICS vintage
2022
Avg employees
117
Total hours worked
259825
EIN
420582210
Establishment ID
1069703
Employer case #
7242023
Date of incident
Shift started
18:00:00.000
Time of incident
23:30:00.000
Submitted
09JAN24:20:32:00

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.