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OSHA Injury Report: Michael Foods - Norwalk

Injury · Job transfer or restriction

On , an injury at Michael Foods - Norwalk in Norwalk, IA 50211 resulted in job transfer or restriction. Employee was nK Vat Room Operator in eggs, processed, manufacturing.

Establishment
Michael Foods - Norwalk
Parent company
Michael Foods, Inc
Street
101 Delaware St
City
Norwalk
State
IA
ZIP
50211
On-site location
North Side Mix Room (Lines 5 and 6)
Outcome
Job transfer or restriction (code 3)
Type
Injury (code 1)
Days restricted or transferred
10

EE was working in the North Side Mixer Room cleaning product off the filter as the filter was sitting on the hanger stand used to hold the filters for cleaning.

After cleaning the filter the EE went to pick up the filter and it slipped and the EE 's left hand was hit or caught between the filter and the post on the hanger stand causing a laceration on the first knuckle of the middle finger on the left hand.

Laceration on the first knuckle of the middle finger on the left hand.

Filter cannister

Laceration on first knuckle of the middle finger on the left hand

Job description
NK Vat Room Operator
SOC code
51-9012 — Separating, Filtering, Clarifying, Precipitating, and Still Mac
NAICS code
311999 — Eggs, processed, manufacturing
NAICS vintage
2012
Avg employees
300
Total hours worked
655862
EIN
453355106
Establishment ID
996278
Employer case #
25_8214
Date of incident
Shift started
6:00
Time of incident
14:14
Filing year
2025
Submitted
13FEB26:14:01:00

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.