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OSHA Injury Report: Heartland Pet Foods Joplin

Injury · Job transfer or restriction

On , an injury at Heartland Pet Foods Joplin in Joplin, MO 64804 resulted in job transfer or restriction. Employee was maintenance Lead in dog and cat food (e.g., canned, dry, frozen, semimoist), manufacturing.

Establishment
Heartland Pet Foods Joplin
Parent company
Heartland Pet Foods
Street
8101 E 32nd St
City
Joplin
State
MO
ZIP
64804
On-site location
Dry packaging
Outcome
Job transfer or restriction (code 3)
Type
Injury (code 1)
Days restricted or transferred
79

Normal Operation Production

Moving a pallet that was jammed broken in the conveyor which resulted in back strain.

Strain (muscle)

Overexertion

Back strain

Job description
Maintenance Lead
SOC code
49-9041 — Industrial Machinery Mechanics
NAICS code
311111 — Dog and cat food (e.g., canned, dry, frozen, semimoist), manufacturing
NAICS vintage
2012
Avg employees
280
Total hours worked
577036
EIN
460586447
Establishment ID
46349
Employer case #
24_6147
Date of incident
Time of incident
0:00
Filing year
2024
Submitted
29JAN2025:15:47:00

Data from OSHA ITA Form 300/301 electronic submissions, filing year 2024. ITA Case Detail records are establishment-reported submissions, not OSHA inspections — no per-record IMIS deep link exists.