Joplin, MO —
OSHA Injury Report: Heartland Pet Foods Joplin
Injury · Job transfer or restriction
At a glance
On , an injury at Heartland Pet Foods Joplin in Joplin, MO 64804 resulted in job transfer or restriction. Employee was utility Relief Operator 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
- Treats packaging line 1 stacking
What was the outcome?
- Outcome
- Job transfer or restriction (code 3)
- Type
- Injury (code 1)
- Days restricted or transferred
- 68
Before the incident
Normal Operation Production
What happened
Was lifting a pallet to put on the pedestal and felt something pop in my left elbow. Instantly felt like it was on fire and my fingers went numb.
Injury or illness
Sprain
Object or substance involved
Repetitive Motion
Summary line
Strain sprain to left elbow.
Employee and industry
- Job description
- Utility Relief Operator
- SOC code
- 51-9199 — Production Workers, All Other
- 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_6725
When (timing detail)
- Date of incident
- Shift started
- 7:00
- Time of incident
- 9:00
- 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.