Decatur, AL ·
OSHA Injury Report: The JM Smucker Co
Injury · Days away from work
At a glance
On , an injury at The JM Smucker Co in 1200 Market ST NE, Decatur, AL 35601 resulted in days away from work. Employee was extrusion Technician in pet food, dog and cat, manufacturing.
Where did this happen?
- Establishment
- The JM Smucker Co
- Parent company
- JM Smuckers Company
- Street
- 1200 Market ST NE
- City
- Decatur
- State
- AL
- ZIP
- 35601
- On-site location
- Extruder 7
What was the outcome?
- Outcome
- Days away from work (code 2)
- Type
- Injury (code 1)
- Days away from work
- 2
- Days restricted or transferred
- 178
Before the incident
Residual pressure and steam released from an extruder head when the extruder head bolt was prematurely taken off.
What happened
pressure released steam product and the die plate. The die plate hit EE causing them to fall backwards hitting the floor injuring their back and thigh. EE also received minor burns from steam and product
Injury or illness
lower back strain.
Object or substance involved
concrete floor
Summary line
EE was removing a die plate from the head of an extruder when pressure released steam and product and the die plate. The die plate hit EE causing them to fall backwards hitting the floor injuring their back and thigh. EE also received minor burns from st
Employee and industry
- Job description
- Extrusion Technician
- SOC code
- 9999: Uncoded
- NAICS code
- 311111: Pet food, dog and cat, manufacturing
- NAICS vintage
- 2012
- Employees at this establishment (2024 average)
- 214
- Hours worked at this establishment (2024 total)
- 475,034
- EIN
- 753064217
- Establishment ID
- 1025185
- Employer case #
- 2024-02
When (timing detail)
- Date of incident
- Shift started
- 18:30
- Time of incident
- 22:50
- Filing year
- 2024
- Submitted to OSHA
- 2025-02-28
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Source
Data from OSHA ITA Form 300/301 electronic submissions, filing year 2024. ITA Case Detail records are establishment-reported submissions, not OSHA inspections, so no per-record IMIS deep link exists.
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