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OSHA Injury Report: Decatur Fresh Plant

Injury · Days away from work

At a glance

On , an injury at Decatur Fresh Plant in 254 Ipsco Street, Decatur, AL 35601 resulted in days away from work. Employee was complex Maintenance Mgr in poultry Processing.

Where did this happen?

Establishment
Decatur Fresh Plant
Parent company
Wayne Farms
Street
254 Ipsco Street
City
Decatur
State
AL
ZIP
35601
On-site location
Decatur Fresh Plant

What was the outcome?

Outcome
Days away from work (code 2)
Type
Injury (code 1)
Days away from work
1

Before the incident

hammering

What happened

The ee reports he was in the maintenance shop knocking a shaft out of a hub with a hammer and a piece of the metal pinched off and flew into his chest on the left side going through 3 pieces of clothing and causing a small cut and contusion to the chest. He feels this has become lodged into the skin above the L nipple line.

Injury or illness

Chest Left: Foreign Body

Object or substance involved

foreign body

Summary line

Foreign body L side of chest: foreign body

Employee and industry

Job description
Complex Maintenance Mgr
SOC code
9999 — Uncoded
NAICS code
311615 — Poultry Processing
NAICS vintage
2012
Avg employees
637
Total hours worked
1294493
EIN
582530930
Establishment ID
307711
Employer case #
2024026583

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
7:00
Time of incident
13:00
Filing year
2024
Submitted
10FEB2025:15:53:00

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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 — no per-record IMIS deep link exists.