Gaffney, SC ·
OSHA Injury Report: Nestle USA, Inc.
Injury · Days away from work
At a glance
On , an injury at Nestle USA, Inc. in 2132 Old Georgia Hwy, Gaffney, SC 29340 resulted in days away from work. Employee was maintenance Mechanic in frozen food entrees (except seafood based), packaged, manufacturing.
Where did this happen?
- Establishment
- Nestle USA, Inc.
- Parent company
- Nestle USA, Inc
- Street
- 2132 Old Georgia Hwy
- City
- Gaffney
- State
- SC
- ZIP
- 29340
- On-site location
- Production Floor-Rice Room
What was the outcome?
- Outcome
- Days away from work (code 2)
- Type
- Injury (code 1)
- Days away from work
- 84
Before the incident
Troubleshooting a motor
What happened
Using left arm to hold pry-bar and lift a motor. Twisted to use right hand to tighten bolt under motor and felt pop in shoulder. Taken to ER and RX given. Surgery was later required to repair rotator cuff.
Injury or illness
Torn rotator cuff requiring surgery
Object or substance involved
Employee positioning. Lifting motor at odd angle
Summary line
Using left arm to hold pry-bar and lift a motor. Twisted to use right hand to tighten bolt under motor and felt pop in shoulder which later required surgery for rotator cuff repair.
Employee and industry
- Job description
- Maintenance Mechanic
- SOC code
- 49-9041: Industrial Machinery Mechanics
- NAICS code
- 311412: Frozen food entrees (except seafood based), packaged, manufacturing
- NAICS vintage
- 2012
- Employees at this establishment (2024 average)
- 953
- Hours worked at this establishment (2024 total)
- 1,873,769
- EIN
- 230671120
- Establishment ID
- 418844
- Employer case #
- 3464451110
When (timing detail)
- Date of incident
- Shift started
- 05:30
- Time of incident
- 14:45
- Filing year
- 2024
- Submitted to OSHA
- 2025-01-24
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Source
Data from OSHA ITA Form 300/301 electronic submissions, filing year 2024. ITA Case Detail records are establishment-reported submissions, not OSHA inspections, so no per-record IMIS deep link exists.
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