Independence, IA —
OSHA Injury Report: Blue Independence Iowa
Injury · Job transfer or restriction
At a glance
On , an injury at Blue Independence Iowa in Independence, IA 50644 resulted in job transfer or restriction. Employee was raw Operator in dog and cat food (e.g., canned, dry, frozen, semimoist), manufacturing.
Where did this happen?
- Establishment
- Blue Independence Iowa
- Parent company
- General Mills
- Street
- 812 Third St NW
- City
- Independence
- State
- IA
- ZIP
- 50644
- On-site location
- North Raw Blue Buffalo General Mills Independence Iowa
What was the outcome?
- Outcome
- Job transfer or restriction (code 3)
- Type
- Injury (code 1)
- Days restricted or transferred
- 10
Before the incident
Normal Operation Production
What happened
[REDACTED] was working on the north raw production floor when he noticed pain in both shoulders. He did state this seemed like an injury that happened over time.
Injury or illness
Strain (muscle)
Object or substance involved
Raw material slab
Summary line
[REDACTED] working on the north raw production floor when he noticed pain in the right shoulder. He did state this seemed like an injury that happened over time.
Employee and industry
- Job description
- Raw Operator
- SOC code
- 9999 — Uncoded
- NAICS code
- 311111 — Dog and cat food (e.g., canned, dry, frozen, semimoist), manufacturing
- NAICS vintage
- 2022
- Avg employees
- 275
- Total hours worked
- 274795
- Establishment ID
- 1134427
- Employer case #
- 23_5287
When (timing detail)
- Date of incident
- Shift started
- 5:00:00.000
- Time of incident
- 9:00:00.000
- Submitted
- 27FEB24:21:01:00
Source
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.