VAN WERT, OH ·
OSHA Injury Report: VW Cooked Meats Plant
Injury · Days away from work
At a glance
On , an injury at VW Cooked Meats Plant in 6793 US RT 127 N, VAN WERT, OH 45891 resulted in days away from work. Employee was facilities Maintenance 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
- On the roof
What was the outcome?
- Outcome
- Days away from work (code 2)
- Type
- Injury (code 1)
- Days away from work
- 2
Before the incident
Changing Filters on EV units
What happened
Changing filters and UV lights in the EV Units and burnt his eyes
Injury or illness
Burn of Eyes Both Side
Object or substance involved
UV Lights
Summary line
Burn of Eyes Both Side Directly harmed by UV Lights
Employee and industry
- Job description
- Facilities Maintenance
- SOC code
- 49-9041: Industrial Machinery Mechanics
- 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 #
- FY25-0072
When (timing detail)
- Date of incident
- Shift started
- 06:00
- Time of incident
- 13:30
- 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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