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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 mechanic 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
Independence Iowa Pet Plant
Outcome
Days away from work (code 2)
Type
Injury (code 1)
Days away from work
3
Days restricted or transferred
13

Maintenance

Mechanic was working his normal shift and experienced left knee pain and reported it to his supervisor.

Sprain (joint or tendon)

Unknown

Mechanic was working his normal shift and experienced left knee pain and reported it to his supervisor.

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
Date of incident
Shift started
15:00:00.000
Time of incident
21:00:00.000
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.