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 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
- East Raw processing Blue Buffalo Independence Iowa
What was the outcome?
- Outcome
- Days away from work (code 2)
- Type
- Injury (code 1)
- Days away from work
- 1
- Days restricted or transferred
- 58
Before the incident
Normal Operation Production
What happened
TM noticed pain in left wrist [REDACTED]. TM thought pain would go away with using a wrist support. Pain never went away.
Injury or illness
Strain (muscle)
Object or substance involved
Unknown
Summary line
TM noticed pain in left wrist [REDACTED]. TM thought pain would go away with using a wrist support. Pain never went away.
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_5040
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.