Joplin, MO —
OSHA Injury Report: Heartland Pet Foods Joplin
Injury · Days away from work
At a glance
On , an injury at Heartland Pet Foods Joplin in Joplin, MO 64804 resulted in days away from work. Employee was lab Technician in dog and cat food (e.g., canned, dry, frozen, semimoist), manufacturing.
Where did this happen?
- Establishment
- Heartland Pet Foods Joplin
- Parent company
- Heartland Pet Foods
- Street
- 8101 E 32nd St
- City
- Joplin
- State
- MO
- ZIP
- 64804
- On-site location
- Stairs next to TNA system 3
What was the outcome?
- Outcome
- Days away from work (code 2)
- Type
- Injury (code 1)
- Days away from work
- 44
- Days restricted or transferred
- 10
Before the incident
Normal Operation Production
What happened
[REDACTED] was coming down the stairs after taking swabs stepped on edge of the stair and foot slipped off causing him to fall down several steps and getting his right leg caught in the handrail. [REDACTED] was moved to post side breakroom where EMS treated and transported [REDACTED] to the hospital.
Injury or illness
Cuts Laceration Puncture
Object or substance involved
Slip Trip or Fall (elevation)
Summary line
Rib fracture
Employee and industry
- Job description
- Lab Technician
- SOC code
- 19-4013 — Food Science Technicians
- NAICS code
- 311111 — Dog and cat food (e.g., canned, dry, frozen, semimoist), manufacturing
- NAICS vintage
- 2012
- Avg employees
- 307
- Total hours worked
- 629298
- EIN
- 460586447
- Establishment ID
- 46349
- Employer case #
- 25_6736
When (timing detail)
- Date of incident
- Shift started
- 7:00
- Time of incident
- 15:45
- Filing year
- 2025
- Submitted
- 29JAN26:15:56:00
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.