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OSHA Injury Report: Joplin

Injury · Days away from work

On , an injury at Joplin in Joplin, MO 64801 resulted in days away from work. Employee was mAINTENANCE TEC in frozen Specialty Food Manufacturing.

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
Outcome
Days away from work (code 2)
Type
Injury (code 1)
Days away from work
170

Assisting with preventative maintenance.

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.

Sprain or Tear

Fall from being caught in belt

Contusion to right and left knee from slip and fall in the freezer when assisting with preventative maintenance.

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
Date of incident
Shift started
6:00
Time of incident
16:05
Filing year
2025
Submitted
27FEB26:16:04:00

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.