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OSHA Injury Report: Wafer

Injury · Days away from work

At a glance

On , an injury at Wafer in 1790 21st St SW, Le Mars, IA 51031 resulted in days away from work. Employee was maintenance tech in bakery products, dry (e.g., biscuits, cookies, crackers), manufacturing.

Where did this happen?

Establishment
Wafer
Parent company
BoDeans
Street
1790 21st St SW
City
Le Mars
State
IA
ZIP
51031
On-site location
Grind room

What was the outcome?

Outcome
Days away from work (code 2)
Type
Injury (code 1)
Days away from work
45
Days restricted or transferred
135

Before the incident

Employee was putting a grind hopper back into upright position

What happened

While pushing the hopper back into upright position employee felt pain pop in his abdomen area

Injury or illness

hernia

Object or substance involved

overreaching putting hopper back into place

Summary line

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Employee and industry

Job description
Maintenance tech
SOC code
49-9041 — Industrial Machinery Mechanics
NAICS code
311821 — Bakery products, dry (e.g., biscuits, cookies, crackers), manufacturing
NAICS vintage
2022
Avg employees
131
Total hours worked
278378
EIN
200315461
Establishment ID
131345
Employer case #
W17-23

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
22:45:00.000
Time of incident
0:30:00.000
Submitted
31JAN24:15:22:00

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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.