Independence, IA —
OSHA Injury Report: Blue Independence Iowa
Injury · Days away from work
At a glance
On , an injury at Blue Independence Iowa in Independence, IA 50644 resulted in days away from work. Employee was mechanic 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
- Independence Iowa Pet Plant
What was the outcome?
- Outcome
- Days away from work (code 2)
- Type
- Injury (code 1)
- Days away from work
- 3
- Days restricted or transferred
- 13
Before the incident
Maintenance
What happened
Mechanic was working his normal shift and experienced left knee pain and reported it to his supervisor.
Injury or illness
Sprain (joint or tendon)
Object or substance involved
Unknown
Summary line
Mechanic was working his normal shift and experienced left knee pain and reported it to his supervisor.
Employee and industry
- Job description
- Mechanic
- SOC code
- 49-9041 — Industrial Machinery Mechanics
- 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_5117
When (timing detail)
- Date of incident
- Shift started
- 15:00:00.000
- Time of incident
- 21:00:00.000
- 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.