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OSHA Injury Report: Northwest Iowa Pork

Other illness · Job transfer or restriction

At a glance

On , an other illness at Northwest Iowa Pork in 2640 Murray Street, Sioux City, IA 51111 resulted in job transfer or restriction. Employee was remove cartilage and bone in pork, primal and sub-primal cuts, made from purchased carcasses.

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Where did this happen?

Establishment
Northwest Iowa Pork
Parent company
Itoham America
Street
2640 Murray Street
City
Sioux City
State
IA
ZIP
51111
On-site location
Production Line remove cartilage and bone

What was the outcome?

Outcome
Job transfer or restriction (code 3)
Type
Other illness (code 6)
Days restricted or transferred
60

Before the incident

Lifting and flipping meat to remove cartilage and bone with hook left hand knife right hand.

What happened

Lifting and flipping pieces of meat developed pain left elbow down into left wrist.

Injury or illness

Medial epicondylitis left elbow extensor tendinitis left wrist

Object or substance involved

Pieces of meat- repeated lifting and flipping

Summary line

Medial epicondylitis left elbow extensor tendinitis left wrist from lifting and flipping meat with hook in left hand

Employee and industry

Job description
Remove cartilage and bone
SOC code
51-3022 — Meat, Poultry, and Fish Cutters and Trimmers
NAICS code
311612 — Pork, primal and sub-primal cuts, made from purchased carcasses
NAICS vintage
2012
Avg employees
98
Total hours worked
231800
EIN
942233504
Establishment ID
156452
Employer case #
7

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
6:30
Filing year
2024
Submitted
17FEB2025:16:39:00

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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.