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OSHA Injury Report: Hormel Foods Operations , LLC. (planters)

Injury · Other recordable case

At a glance

On , an injury at Hormel Foods Operations , LLC. (planters) in 4020 Planters Road, Fort Smith, AR 72908 resulted in other recordable case. Employee was machine operator in nuts, salted, roasted, cooked, canned, manufacturing.

Where did this happen?

Establishment
Hormel Foods Operations , LLC. (planters)
Parent company
Hormel Foods Operations LLC
Street
4020 Planters Road
City
Fort Smith
State
AR
ZIP
72908
On-site location
treenut dumping area

What was the outcome?

Outcome
Other recordable case (code 4)
Type
Injury (code 1)

Before the incident

walking up to forklift to scan tickets

What happened

Another employee was blowing off forklift and blew dust into face.

Injury or illness

sore scratchy throat

Object or substance involved

dried battery acid mixed with other dust particles.

Summary line

sore scratchy throat forklift dust

Employee and industry

Job description
Machine operator
SOC code
51-3099 — Food Processing Workers, All Other
NAICS code
311911 — Nuts, salted, roasted, cooked, canned, manufacturing
NAICS vintage
2012
Avg employees
291
Total hours worked
734158
EIN
410319970
Establishment ID
843919
Employer case #
2

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
17:30
Time of incident
18:15
Filing year
2024
Submitted
10FEB2025:21:20:00

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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.