Joplin, MO —
OSHA Injury Report: Joplin
Injury · Days away from work
At a glance
On , an injury at Joplin in Joplin, MO 64801 resulted in days away from work. Employee was mAINTENANCE TEC in frozen Specialty Food Manufacturing.
Where did this happen?
- Establishment
- Joplin
- Parent company
- Ajinomoto Foods North America Inc.
- Street
- 3131 S. Quail Ave
- City
- Joplin
- State
- MO
- ZIP
- 64801
- On-site location
- Line 3 Freezer
What was the outcome?
- Outcome
- Days away from work (code 2)
- Type
- Injury (code 1)
- Days away from work
- 170
Before the incident
Assisting with preventative maintenance.
What happened
While EE was in the freezer assisting lead with [REDACTED]. EE had stepped up onto a belt and when stepping off the belt his right knee twisted and was caught under the belt causing him to fall hard onto the floor hitting his left knee.
Injury or illness
Sprain or Tear
Object or substance involved
Fall from being caught in belt
Summary line
Contusion to right and left knee from slip and fall in the freezer when assisting with preventative maintenance.
Employee and industry
- Job description
- MAINTENANCE TEC
- SOC code
- 49-9041 — Industrial Machinery Mechanics
- NAICS code
- 311412 — Frozen Specialty Food Manufacturing
- NAICS vintage
- 2012
- Avg employees
- 342
- Total hours worked
- 652563
- Establishment ID
- 364220
- Employer case #
- WC413G510
When (timing detail)
- Date of incident
- Shift started
- 6:00
- Time of incident
- 16:05
- Filing year
- 2025
- Submitted
- 27FEB26:16:04:00
Source
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.