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OSHA Injury Report: Waterloo Pork Plant

Injury · Job transfer or restriction

On , an injury at Waterloo Pork Plant in 501 N Elk Run Rd, Waterloo, IA 50703 resulted in job transfer or restriction. Employee was c NeckOff Butts Labor in animal (except Poultry) Slaughtering.

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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
Dept 922forward slashbutt lineforward slashneck off butts
Outcome
Job transfer or restriction (code 3)
Type
Injury (code 1)
Days restricted or transferred
20

Neck off butts- right hand grip straight knife and make cuts to remove part of the butt product left grip product- reaching to get missed product

cut by knife

11forward slash29forward slash2023 Laceration Left Cheek

Cut By Knife

Laceration Left Cheek

Job description
C NeckOff Butts 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-
Date of incident
Shift started
15:30
Time of incident
23:00
Filing year
2023
Submitted to OSHA
2024-02-20

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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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