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 Meat Room
What was the outcome?
- Outcome
- Job transfer or restriction (code 3)
- Type
- Injury (code 1)
- Days restricted or transferred
- 14
Before the incident
Normal Operation Production
What happened
I was purging the steam valve the steam hit the side of my boot and entered through the spacing of the top causing enough heat to get through my boot searing a half dollar size circle off my skin just below the ankle
Injury or illness
Burn
Object or substance involved
Other Cause (explain in notes)
Summary line
Thermal burn to left ankle.
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_6247
When (timing detail)
- Date of incident
- Shift started
- 5:30
- Time of incident
- 5:45
- 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.