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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 MG Maintenance Generalist MG 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
417-Maintenance- Kill floor maintenance
Outcome
Job transfer or restriction (code 3)
Type
Injury (code 1)
Days restricted or transferred
6

Kill floor Maintenanceperiod Team member uses both hands to repair and replace equipment on the kill floorperiod working on motor going to climb ladder

struck by chain

Pain Left Forearm 12forward slash5forward slash2023 contusion left forearm

Struck By Chain

Pain Left Forearm

Job description
MG Maintenance Generalist MG
SOC code
45-2093: Farmworkers, Farm, Ranch, and Aquacultural Animals
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
06:00
Time of incident
11:30
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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