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OSHA Injury Report: Decatur West

Injury · Death

At a glance

On , an injury at Decatur West in 112 Plugs Drive, Decatur, AL 35601 resulted in death. Employee was refrigeration Technician III in prepared Food Manufacturing.

Where did this happen?

Establishment
Decatur West
Parent company
Wayne Farms
Street
112 Plugs Drive
City
Decatur
State
AL
ZIP
35601
On-site location
Decatur West

What was the outcome?

Outcome
Death (code 1)
Type
Injury (code 1)

Before the incident

Releasing pressure from valve

What happened

In boiler room releasing pressure from a valve and was hit in back of head by pipe

Injury or illness

Head Back: Contusion

Object or substance involved

Pipe

Summary line

Blunt trauma to the head: Pipe

Employee and industry

Job description
Refrigeration Technician III
SOC code
49-9021 — Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers
NAICS code
311991 — Prepared Food Manufacturing
NAICS vintage
2012
Avg employees
452
Total hours worked
890150
EIN
582530930
Establishment ID
307726
Employer case #
2024025351

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
18:00
Time of incident
18:23
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.