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OSHA Injury Report: Waterloo Pork Plant

Other illness · Job transfer or restriction

On , an other illness at Waterloo Pork Plant in Waterloo, IA 50703 resulted in job transfer or restriction. Employee was k Trim Jaw Boneforward slashSntforward slashCh Labor in animal (except Poultry) Slaughtering.

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
Outcome
Job transfer or restriction (code 3)
Type
Other illness (code 6)
Days restricted or transferred
36

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

Repetitive gripping whiz knifeforward slashpushing product down line

Pain Right Forearm Elbowwristhand 12forward slash6forward slash2023 right handforward slashwristforward slashelbow strainforward slashpain

Repetitive Gripping Whiz Knifeforward slashpushing Product Down Line

Pain Right Forearm Elbowwristhand

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
Avg employees
2799
Total hours worked
5257255
EIN
710857514
Establishment ID
402028
Employer case #
WLPP-2023-
Date of incident
Shift started
7:00:00.000
Time of incident
7:00:00.000
Submitted
20FEB24:14:12:00

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.