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OSHA Injury Report: VW Cooked Meats Plant

Injury · Job transfer or restriction

On , an injury at VW Cooked Meats Plant in VAN WERT, OH 45891 resulted in job transfer or restriction. Employee was machine Operator 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
CRS line 6
Outcome
Job transfer or restriction (code 3)
Type
Injury (code 1)
Days restricted or transferred
97

changing film

When putting on the bottom film the cart slipped and i had to hold the bottom film for a few seconds

Sprain Strain of Lower Back Area Left Side

Parts and Materials Other parts and materials roll of film

Sprain Strain of Lower Back Area Left Side Directly harmed by Parts and Materials Other parts and materials roll of film

Job description
Machine Operator
SOC code
51-3099 — Food Processing Workers, All Other
NAICS code
311615 — Poultry Processing
NAICS vintage
2022
Avg employees
714
Total hours worked
1295005
EIN
344852946
Establishment ID
1145368
Employer case #
FY25-0068
Date of incident
Shift started
14:08
Time of incident
16:35
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.