Bethlehem, PA ·
OSHA Injury Report: Freshpet Kitchens Plant 1 and 2 - Bethlehem
Injury · Days away from work
At a glance
On , an injury at Freshpet Kitchens Plant 1 and 2 - Bethlehem in 176 N. Commerce Way, Bethlehem, PA 18017 resulted in days away from work. Employee was receiving Operator in pet food, dog and cat, manufacturing.
Where did this happen?
- Establishment
- Freshpet Kitchens Plant 1 and 2 - Bethlehem
- Parent company
- Freshpet
- Street
- 176 N. Commerce Way
- City
- Bethlehem
- State
- PA
- ZIP
- 18017
- On-site location
- Plant 2 Receiving
What was the outcome?
- Outcome
- Days away from work (code 2)
- Type
- Injury (code 1)
- Days away from work
- 1
Before the incident
Employee was lifting open a trailer door.
What happened
When the team member was opening the trailer door it was causing resistance leading to the employee experiencing severe back pain.
Injury or illness
Muscle strain sprain to back
Object or substance involved
Trailer dock door
Summary line
Strained back from lifting dock door
Employee and industry
- Job description
- Receiving Operator
- SOC code
- 43-5071: Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerks
- NAICS code
- 311111: Pet food, dog and cat, manufacturing
- NAICS vintage
- 2012
- Employees at this establishment (2025 average)
- 693
- Hours worked at this establishment (2025 total)
- 1,411,767
- EIN
- 201884894
- Establishment ID
- 63912
- Employer case #
- IN-202502
When (timing detail)
- Date of incident
- Shift started
- 18:00
- Time of incident
- 18:00
- Filing year
- 2025
- Submitted to OSHA
- 2026-02-20
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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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