VAN WERT, OH ·
OSHA Injury Report: VW Cooked Meats Plant
Injury · Job transfer or restriction
At a glance
On , an injury at VW Cooked Meats Plant in 6793 US RT 127 N, VAN WERT, OH 45891 resulted in job transfer or restriction. Employee was formulation Attendant in poultry Processing.
Where did this happen?
- Establishment
- VW Cooked Meats Plant
- Parent company
- Cooper Farms
- Street
- 6793 US RT 127 N
- City
- VAN WERT
- State
- OH
- ZIP
- 45891
- On-site location
- Dry Storage
What was the outcome?
- Outcome
- Job transfer or restriction (code 3)
- Type
- Injury (code 1)
- Days restricted or transferred
- 4
Before the incident
loading a cart with ingredients
What happened
Ergonomics I was lifting dextrose from the pallet which was the last row on the pallet and the pallet was on the floor
Injury or illness
Pain and Soreness of Lower Back Area Both Side
Object or substance involved
Parts and Materials Parts and materials unspecified
Summary line
Pain and Soreness of Lower Back Area Both Side Directly harmed by lifting
Employee and industry
- Job description
- Formulation Attendant
- SOC code
- 00-9900: Insufficient Information - NIOSH
- NAICS code
- 311615: Poultry Processing
- NAICS vintage
- 2022
- Employees at this establishment (2025 average)
- 714
- Hours worked at this establishment (2025 total)
- 1,295,005
- EIN
- 344852946
- Establishment ID
- 1145368
- Employer case #
- FY25-0025
When (timing detail)
- Date of incident
- Shift started
- 06:00
- Time of incident
- 06:30
- Filing year
- 2025
- Submitted to OSHA
- 2026-02-12
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Source
Data from OSHA ITA Form 300/301 electronic submissions, filing year 2025. ITA Case Detail records are establishment-reported submissions, not OSHA inspections, so no per-record IMIS deep link exists.
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