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OSHA Injury Report: Louisa County Plant

Other illness · Job transfer or restriction

On , an other illness at Louisa County Plant in Columbus Junction, IA 52738 resulted in job transfer or restriction. Employee was k Whiz Knifeforward slashBck Head Labor in animal (except Poultry) Slaughtering.

Establishment
Louisa County Plant
Parent company
TYSON FRESH MEATS, INC.
Street
16198 Hwy 70 North
City
Columbus Junction
State
IA
ZIP
52738
On-site location
Harvest Floor Department 713
Outcome
Job transfer or restriction (code 3)
Type
Other illness (code 6)
Days restricted or transferred
42

Backing heads of hog with a whiz knife

Gradual onset pain of Right Upper Extremityperiod Team Member attributes pain to repetitive gripping and use of whiz knife with dull blade to Back Heads

Pain Right Upper Extremity 7forward slash6forward slash2023 right shoulder pain right lateral elbow pain right extensor forearm pain right long and ring finger digits stenosing tenosynovitisperiod

Gradual Onset Pain From Use ampersand Grip Of Whiz Knife

Pain Right Upper Extremity

Job description
K Whiz Knifeforward slashBck Head Labor
SOC code
9999 — Uncoded
NAICS code
311611 — Animal (except Poultry) Slaughtering
NAICS vintage
2022
Avg employees
1341
Total hours worked
2779364
EIN
710857514
Establishment ID
401897
Employer case #
LCPL-2023-
Date of incident
Shift started
7:00:00.000
Time of incident
0:00:00.000
Submitted
20FEB24:14:08:00

Data from OSHA ITA Form 300/301 electronic submissions, filing year unspecified. ITA Case Detail records are establishment-reported submissions, not OSHA inspections — no per-record IMIS deep link exists.