Florence, AL ·
OSHA Injury Report: Gemstone Foods LLC. Florence
Injury · Days away from work
At a glance
On , an injury at Gemstone Foods LLC. Florence in 700 s wood ave, Florence, AL 35630 resulted in days away from work. Employee was IQF Stacker in chickens, processing, fresh, frozen, canned, or cooked (except baby and pet food).
Where did this happen?
- Establishment
- Gemstone Foods LLC. Florence
- Parent company
- Gemstone Foods
- Street
- 700 s wood ave
- City
- Florence
- State
- AL
- ZIP
- 35630
- On-site location
- IQF 1 Stack off area
What was the outcome?
- Outcome
- Days away from work (code 2)
- Type
- Injury (code 1)
- Days away from work
- 39
- Days restricted or transferred
- 28
Before the incident
He stated that he was stacking boxes of product on a pallet in [REDACTED] 1.
What happened
He stated that when he lifted the box approx. 40 lbs. above his shoulder to stack on the last course of the pallet he felt a burning sensation in his left groin area.
Injury or illness
left side inguinal hernia.
Object or substance involved
Unknown Injury occurred during performance of regular tasking.
Summary line
Left inguinal hernia while lifting a 40-pound box of product.
Employee and industry
- Job description
- IQF Stacker
- SOC code
- 51-3022: Meat, Poultry, and Fish Cutters and Trimmers
- NAICS code
- 311615: Chickens, processing, fresh, frozen, canned, or cooked (except baby and pet food)
- NAICS vintage
- 2022
- Employees at this establishment (2023 average)
- 174
- Hours worked at this establishment (2023 total)
- 306,818
- EIN
- 453587389
- Establishment ID
- 1066405
- Employer case #
- 2303
When (timing detail)
- Date of incident
- Shift started
- 06:55
- Time of incident
- 13:00
- Filing year
- 2023
- Submitted to OSHA
- 2024-01-24
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Source
Data from OSHA ITA Form 300/301 electronic submissions, filing year 2023. ITA Case Detail records are establishment-reported submissions, not OSHA inspections, so no per-record IMIS deep link exists.
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