Independence, IA —
OSHA Injury Report: Blue Independence Iowa
Injury · Job transfer or restriction
At a glance
On , an injury at Blue Independence Iowa in 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
- Small line west grading blue buffalo independence Iowa
What was the outcome?
- Outcome
- Job transfer or restriction (code 3)
- Type
- Injury (code 1)
- Days restricted or transferred
- 7
Before the incident
Normal Operation Production
What happened
[REDACTED] was throwing trays and right hand was in incorrect position the treats didn 't fall off she adjusted her hand and dropped the tray on her right hand (ring finger)
Injury or illness
Contusion Bruise
Object or substance involved
Finished product tray
Summary line
Buff throwing trays and right hand was in incorrect position the treats didn 't fall off she adjusted her hand and dropped the tray on her right hand (ring finger)
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
- Avg employees
- 275
- Total hours worked
- 274795
- Establishment ID
- 1134427
- Employer case #
- 23_5054
When (timing detail)
- Date of incident
- Shift started
- 23:00:00.000
- Time of incident
- 0:00:00.000
- 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.