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OSHA Injury Report: Heartland Pet Foods Joplin

Injury · Days away from work

On , an injury at Heartland Pet Foods Joplin in Joplin, MO 64804 resulted in days away from work. Employee was preSide Operator Meat Processing in dog and cat food (e.g., canned, dry, frozen, semimoist), manufacturing.

Establishment
Heartland Pet Foods Joplin
Parent company
Heartland Pet Foods
Street
8101 E 32nd St
City
Joplin
State
MO
ZIP
64804
On-site location
Lower back strain.
Outcome
Days away from work (code 2)
Type
Injury (code 1)
Days away from work
11
Days restricted or transferred
31

Normal Operation Production

Operator was loading cart on the scale it rolled back a bit and Operator caught it.

Strain

Overexertion

Muscle strain

Job description
PreSide Operator Meat Processing
SOC code
51-3099 — Food Processing 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_6307
Date of incident
Shift started
6:00
Time of incident
6:30
Filing year
2025
Submitted
29JAN26:15:56:00

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.