Souderton, PA ·
OSHA Injury Report: JBS Souderton INC
Other illness · Job transfer or restriction
At a glance
On , an other illness at JBS Souderton INC in 249 Allentown Rd., Souderton, PA 18964 resulted in job transfer or restriction. Employee was LOW backer BH in beef produced in slaughtering plants.
Where did this happen?
- Establishment
- JBS Souderton INC
- Parent company
- JBS
- Street
- 249 Allentown Rd.
- City
- Souderton
- State
- PA
- ZIP
- 18964
- On-site location
- Harvest-Area #2-low backer
What was the outcome?
- Outcome
- Job transfer or restriction (code 3)
- Type
- Other illness (code 6)
- Days restricted or transferred
- 18
Before the incident
EE was working in area#2 in the low backer position.
What happened
EE states overtime from using the dehider in the left hand to open the hide EE developed left hand and left-hand digit pain . EE also states that his left middle finger is locking.
Injury or illness
Gradual onset of pain to the left hand and left-handed digits from using the dehider in the left hand to open the hide on carcasses. DX: Left middle trigger finger (1-5-2026).
Object or substance involved
Dehider knife
Summary line
Gradual onset of pain to the left hand and left-handed digits from using the dehider in the left hand to open the hide on carcasses. DX: Left middle trigger finger ([REDACTED]). Dehider knife
Employee and industry
- Job description
- LOW BACKER BH
- SOC code
- 00-9900: Insufficient Information - NIOSH
- NAICS code
- 311611: Beef produced in slaughtering plants
- NAICS vintage
- 2022
- Employees at this establishment (2025 average)
- 1,426
- Hours worked at this establishment (2025 total)
- 2,291,544
- EIN
- 231284945
- Establishment ID
- 1269051
- Employer case #
- 153249
When (timing detail)
- Date of incident
- Shift started
- 07:00
- Time of incident
- 07:00
- Filing year
- 2025
- Submitted to OSHA
- 2026-01-23
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Source
Data from OSHA ITA Form 300/301 electronic submissions, filing year 2025. ITA Case Detail records are establishment-reported submissions, not OSHA inspections, so no per-record IMIS deep link exists.
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