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 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
- grinding station north raw blue buffalo independence Iowa
What was the outcome?
- Outcome
- Job transfer or restriction (code 3)
- Type
- Injury (code 1)
- Days restricted or transferred
- 6
Before the incident
Normal Operation Production
What happened
TM was doing job on North raw grinding station moving blocks off pallets and placing them on conveyor. When he felt a pain in his right shoulder. Stated he thought was soreness however the [REDACTED] the pain is still there.
Injury or illness
Strain (muscle)
Object or substance involved
Raw material slab
Summary line
TM was doing job on North raw grinding station moving blocks off pallets and placing them on conveyor. When he felt a pain in his right shoulder. Stated he thought was soreness however the [REDACTED] the pain is still there.
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
- Avg employees
- 275
- Total hours worked
- 274795
- Establishment ID
- 1134427
- Employer case #
- 23_5041
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.