Independence, IA ·
OSHA Injury Report: Blue Independence Iowa
Injury · Job transfer or restriction
At a glance
On , an injury at Blue Independence Iowa in 812 Third St NW, Independence, IA 50644 resulted in job transfer or restriction. Employee was production 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
- Packaging Department
What was the outcome?
- Outcome
- Job transfer or restriction (code 3)
- Type
- Injury (code 1)
- Days restricted or transferred
- 63
Before the incident
Normal Operation Production
What happened
tm picked up stack of empty boxes and turned quickly and felt a pop twice in left shoulder
Injury or illness
Strain (muscle)
Object or substance involved
Boxes
Summary line
Buff felt left shoulder pop resulting from picking up a stack of empty boxes
Employee and industry
- Job description
- Production Operator
- SOC code
- 51-9199: Production Workers, All Other
- 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_5281
When (timing detail)
- Date of incident
- Shift started
- 05:00
- Time of incident
- 11:00
- 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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