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OSHA Injury Report: Blue Independence Iowa

Injury · Days away from work

On , an injury at Blue Independence Iowa in Independence, IA 50644 resulted in days away from work. Employee was raw Operator in dog and cat food (e.g., canned, dry, frozen, semimoist), manufacturing.

Establishment
Blue Independence Iowa
Parent company
General Mills
Street
812 Third St NW
City
Independence
State
IA
ZIP
50644
On-site location
Rack Loading North Raw Blue Buffalo General Mills Independence Iowa.
Outcome
Days away from work (code 2)
Type
Injury (code 1)
Days away from work
1
Days restricted or transferred
8

Normal Operation Production

EE was working in [REDACTED] when noticed pain in the right shoulder. This pain has been off and on for a couple weeks in different locations. EE is reporting to follow proper procedures.

Strain (muscle)

Raw material slab

EE was working in [REDACTED] when noticed pain in the right shoulder. This pain has been off and on for a couple weeks. in different locations. EE is reporting to follow proper procedures.

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_5285
Date of incident
Shift started
5:00:00.000
Time of incident
9:30:00.000
Submitted
27FEB24:21:01:00

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.