Fort Smith, AR —
OSHA Injury Report: Gerber Products Co
Other illness · Job transfer or restriction
At a glance
On , an other illness at Gerber Products Co in Fort Smith, AR 72904 resulted in job transfer or restriction. Employee was batching Operator in baby foods (including meats) canning.
Where did this happen?
- Establishment
- Gerber Products Co
- Parent company
- Nestle USA Inc
- Street
- 4301 Harriet Ln
- City
- Fort Smith
- State
- AR
- ZIP
- 72904
- On-site location
- Batching area
What was the outcome?
- Outcome
- Job transfer or restriction (code 3)
- Type
- Other illness (code 6)
- Days restricted or transferred
- 5
Before the incident
Batching for an upcoming run.
What happened
Operator was batching for the little meat line when two boxes became stuck together. EE was trying to get the boxes unstuck when he felt his back give way (developing a strain type illness or a MSD due to repetitive movement over time).
Injury or illness
Back Strain
Object or substance involved
40 lb box of meat
Summary line
Operator was batching for the little meat line when two boxes became stuck together. EE was trying to get the boxes unstuck when he felt his back give way (developing a strain type illness or a MSD due to repetitive movement over time).
Employee and industry
- Job description
- Batching Operator
- SOC code
- 51-3099 — Food Processing Workers, All Other
- NAICS code
- 311422 — Baby foods (including meats) canning
- NAICS vintage
- 2022
- Avg employees
- 521
- Total hours worked
- 949637
- Establishment ID
- 1029815
- Employer case #
- 3411890004
When (timing detail)
- Date of incident
- Shift started
- 5:00:00.000
- Time of incident
- 10:30:00.000
- Submitted
- 08JAN24:19:26:00
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.