Waterloo, IA ·
OSHA Injury Report: Waterloo Pork Plant
Other illness · Job transfer or restriction
At a glance
On , an other illness at Waterloo Pork Plant in 501 N Elk Run Rd, Waterloo, IA 50703 resulted in job transfer or restriction. Employee was k Trim Jaw Boneforward slashSntforward slashCh Labor in animal (except Poultry) Slaughtering.
Where did this happen?
- Establishment
- Waterloo Pork Plant
- Parent company
- TYSON FRESH MEATS, INC.
- Street
- 501 N Elk Run Rd
- City
- Waterloo
- State
- IA
- ZIP
- 50703
- On-site location
- 714-Head Table- Trim Jaw Bone
What was the outcome?
- Outcome
- Job transfer or restriction (code 3)
- Type
- Other illness (code 6)
- Days restricted or transferred
- 36
Before the incident
Trim [REDACTED] Holds whiz knife in the right handperiod Positions product with the left handperiod Makes cuts to remove skin and product from jaw bone using whiz knifeperiod Turns off whiz knife and uses both hands to push product down the lineperiod
What happened
Repetitive gripping whiz knifeforward slashpushing product down line
Injury or illness
Pain Right Forearm Elbowwristhand 12forward slash6forward slash2023 right handforward slashwristforward slashelbow strainforward slashpain
Object or substance involved
Repetitive Gripping Whiz Knifeforward slashpushing Product Down Line
Summary line
Pain Right Forearm Elbowwristhand
Employee and industry
- Job description
- K Trim Jaw Boneforward slashSntforward slashCh Labor
- SOC code
- 53-7062: Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand
- NAICS code
- 311611: Animal (except Poultry) Slaughtering
- NAICS vintage
- 2022
- Employees at this establishment (2023 average)
- 2,799
- Hours worked at this establishment (2023 total)
- 5,257,255
- EIN
- 710857514
- Establishment ID
- 402028
- Employer case #
- WLPP-2023-
When (timing detail)
- Date of incident
- Shift started
- 07:00
- Time of incident
- 07:00
- Filing year
- 2023
- Submitted to OSHA
- 2024-02-20
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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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