Independence, IA ·
OSHA Injury Report: Blue Independence Iowa
Injury · Days away from work
At a glance
On , an injury at Blue Independence Iowa in 812 Third St NW, 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.
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
- Rack Loading North Raw Blue Buffalo General Mills Independence Iowa.
What was the outcome?
- Outcome
- Days away from work (code 2)
- Type
- Injury (code 1)
- Days away from work
- 1
- Days restricted or transferred
- 8
Before the incident
Normal Operation Production
What happened
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.
Injury or illness
Strain (muscle)
Object or substance involved
Raw material slab
Summary line
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.
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
- Employees at this establishment (2023 average)
- 275
- Hours worked at this establishment (2023 total)
- 274,795
- Establishment ID
- 1134427
- Employer case #
- 23_5285
When (timing detail)
- Date of incident
- Shift started
- 05:00
- Time of incident
- 09:30
- Filing year
- 2023
- Submitted to OSHA
- 2024-02-27
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Source
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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