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OSHA Injury Report: Heartland Pet Foods Joplin

Injury · Job transfer or restriction

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.

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
Outcome
Job transfer or restriction (code 3)
Type
Injury (code 1)
Days restricted or transferred
14

Normal Operation Production

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

Burn

Other Cause (explain in notes)

Thermal burn to left ankle.

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
Date of incident
Shift started
5:30
Time of incident
5:45
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.