Rochester, MN —
OSHA Injury Report: Seneca Foods Rochester
Injury · Days away from work
At a glance
On , an injury at Seneca Foods Rochester in Rochester, MN 55904 resulted in days away from work. Employee was freezer Utility in frozen fruit and vegetable processing.
Where did this happen?
- Establishment
- Seneca Foods Rochester
- Parent company
- Seneca Foods
- Street
- 308 20th Street Southeast
- City
- Rochester
- State
- MN
- ZIP
- 55904
- On-site location
- Under the Hayssen 5 incline conveyor
What was the outcome?
- Outcome
- Days away from work (code 2)
- Type
- Injury (code 1)
- Days away from work
- 48
Before the incident
Reaching for a drain basket
What happened
The employee was walking to the floor drain located beneath the Hayssen 5 incline conveyor. She placed a grey bin down and emptied the drain basket. Upon standing up she lost her balance on the slippery floor and fell backward striking the floor and hitting her back.
Injury or illness
Acute bilateral lower back pain with right side sciatic
Object or substance involved
Water and food residue on the floor
Summary line
acute bilateral lower back pain w right side sciatic from fall on floor
Employee and industry
- Job description
- Freezer Utility
- SOC code
- 00-9900 — Insufficient Information - NIOSH
- NAICS code
- 311411 — Frozen fruit and vegetable processing
- NAICS vintage
- 2012
- Avg employees
- 190
- Total hours worked
- 492993
- EIN
- 160733425
- Establishment ID
- 992531
- Employer case #
- 9
When (timing detail)
- Date of incident
- Shift started
- 6:00
- Time of incident
- 16:20
- Filing year
- 2025
- Submitted
- 14JAN26:19:41:00
Source
Data from OSHA ITA Form 300/301 electronic submissions, filing year 2025. ITA Case Detail records are establishment-reported submissions, not OSHA inspections — no per-record IMIS deep link exists.