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OSHA Injury Report: FAREWAY STORES, INC. 479 INDEPENDENCE

Injury · Job transfer or restriction

At a glance

On , an injury at FAREWAY STORES, INC. 479 INDEPENDENCE in 206 Second Avenue SW, Independence, IA 50644 resulted in job transfer or restriction. Employee was grocery Clerk in grocery stores.

Where did this happen?

Establishment
FAREWAY STORES, INC. 479 INDEPENDENCE
Parent company
FAREWAY STORES, INC.
Street
206 Second Avenue SW
City
Independence
State
IA
ZIP
50644
On-site location
Produce Prep area

What was the outcome?

Outcome
Job transfer or restriction (code 3)
Type
Injury (code 1)
Days restricted or transferred
14

Before the incident

Cutting watermelon

What happened

Left thumb came into contact with knife

Injury or illness

Left thumb laceration

Object or substance involved

knife

Summary line

Left thumb laceration from knife

Employee and industry

Job description
Grocery Clerk
SOC code
53-7065 — Stockers and Order Fillers
NAICS code
445110 — Grocery stores
NAICS vintage
2022
Avg employees
102
Total hours worked
79703
EIN
420240920
Establishment ID
680795
Employer case #
1

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
6:00:00.000
Time of incident
9:15:00.000
Filing year
2023
Submitted
09JAN24:16:24:00

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Source

Data from OSHA ITA Form 300/301 electronic submissions, filing year 2023. ITA Case Detail records are establishment-reported submissions, not OSHA inspections — no per-record IMIS deep link exists.