Jerome, ID ·
OSHA Injury Report: Agropur Jerome
Injury · Days away from work
At a glance
On , an injury at Agropur Jerome in 547 West Nez Perce Avenue, Jerome, ID 83338 resulted in days away from work. Employee was isolate Reactor Operator in cheese (except cottage cheese) manufacturing.
Where did this happen?
- Establishment
- Agropur Jerome
- Parent company
- Agropur
- Street
- 547 West Nez Perce Avenue
- City
- Jerome
- State
- ID
- ZIP
- 83338
- On-site location
- Milk UF
What was the outcome?
- Outcome
- Days away from work (code 2)
- Type
- Injury (code 1)
- Days away from work
- 2
Before the incident
Employee was removing a cap on the reactor to install a probe.
What happened
Employee was supposed to remove the cap from reactor 5 but instead removed the cap from reactor 3 which was running CIP. Employee was splashed with hot caustic on their ears arms and shins.
Injury or illness
Chemical burn.
Object or substance involved
Caustic.
Summary line
Employee was removing a cap from the reactor to install a probe but did not check to see if the reactor was off first. Employee sprayed with caustic.
Employee and industry
- Job description
- Isolate Reactor Operator
- SOC code
- 51-9012: Separating, Filtering, Clarifying, Precipitating, and Still Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
- NAICS code
- 311513: Cheese (except cottage cheese) manufacturing
- NAICS vintage
- 2022
- Employees at this establishment (2023 average)
- 438
- Hours worked at this establishment (2023 total)
- 1,040,148
- Establishment ID
- 951442
- Employer case #
- 13
When (timing detail)
- Date of incident
- Shift started
- 17:00
- Time of incident
- 04:12
- Filing year
- 2023
- Submitted to OSHA
- 2024-02-12
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Source
Data from OSHA ITA Form 300/301 electronic submissions, filing year 2023. ITA Case Detail records are establishment-reported submissions, not OSHA inspections, so no per-record IMIS deep link exists.
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