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OSHA Injury Report: VW Cooked Meats Plant

Injury · Days away from work

On , an injury at VW Cooked Meats Plant in VAN WERT, OH 45891 resulted in days away from work. Employee was sanitation Team Member VW in poultry Processing.

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
Rack Wash
Outcome
Days away from work (code 2)
Type
Injury (code 1)
Days away from work
10
Days restricted or transferred
7

Standing in rack wash waiting for the next task

[REDACTED] was trying to get the sprayer to work but it wasn 't He put it back in the holster on the wall [REDACTED] the sprayer

Contusion Bruise of Hand Right Side

Tools Instruments and Equipment Handtools nonpowered

Contusion Bruise of Hand Right Side Directly harmed by hose

Job description
Sanitation Team Member VW
SOC code
53-7061 — Cleaners of Vehicles and Equipment
NAICS code
311615 — Poultry Processing
NAICS vintage
2022
Avg employees
714
Total hours worked
1295005
EIN
344852946
Establishment ID
1145368
Employer case #
FY25-0039
Date of incident
Shift started
23:00
Time of incident
5:20
Filing year
2025
Submitted
12FEB26:14:03:00

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.