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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 l Backrib Classifier 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
765Dforward slash loin lineforward slashbackrib classifier
Outcome
Job transfer or restriction (code 3)
Type
Injury (code 1)
Days restricted or transferred
47

back rib classifier bilateral hand work to ensure product runs through classifier- sending roll of labels through machine

Struck By roll of Labels

Pain Left Hand 12forward slash29forward slash23-crushing injury of left hand

Struck By Roll Of Labels

Pain Left Hand

Job description
L Backrib Classifier 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
06:00
Time of incident
06:14
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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