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
- West Grading Small Line
What was the outcome?
- Outcome
- Job transfer or restriction (code 3)
- Type
- Injury (code 1)
- Days restricted or transferred
- 3
Before the incident
Normal Operation Production
What happened
buff was sifting on small line in west grading when he was trying to move the combo back and the combo ripped causing him to lose his grip on the combo and he fell back and hit his lower right side of his back on some totes that were stacked there.
Injury or illness
Contusion Bruise
Object or substance involved
Tote
Summary line
[REDACTED] was attempting to move a tote with treats and when he went to pull on it lost his grip and fell backwards into a metal stand resulting in pain on his lower right back side
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_5024
When (timing detail)
- Date of incident
- Shift started
- 15:00:00.000
- Time of incident
- 17:00:00.000
- 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.