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OSHA Injury Report: Vital Proteins, LLC

Other illness · Job transfer or restriction

At a glance

On , an other illness at Vital Proteins, LLC in 3400 Wolf Road Suite 200, FRANKLIN PARK, IL 60131 resulted in job transfer or restriction. Employee was blending Operator in drink powder mixes (except chocolate, coffee, milk based, tea) manufacturing.

Where did this happen?

Establishment
Vital Proteins, LLC
Parent company
Vital Proteins, LLC
Street
3400 Wolf Road Suite 200
City
FRANKLIN PARK
State
IL
ZIP
60131
On-site location
Blending Platform; Manufacturing - Filling Area

What was the outcome?

Outcome
Job transfer or restriction (code 3)
Type
Other illness (code 6)
Days restricted or transferred
2

Before the incident

Dumping Bags inside the Blender

What happened

Coconut creamer comes into 15kg bags and it normally becomes agglomerated due to its density and packaging. In order to break down the product prior feeding it into the blender these bags need to be lifted and hit against each other (similar to the motion done to break ice bags). Employee was doing this task when he felt pain in his back and told another employee about it. The incident was reported immediately to the manager and employee received medical intervention.

Injury or illness

Back Strain

Object or substance involved

Repetitive Motion lifting a 15 Kg Bag

Summary line

Back Sprain due to an improper lifting technique while was lifting a 15 Kg bag.

Employee and industry

Job description
Blending Operator
SOC code
51-3092 — Food Batchmakers
NAICS code
311999 — Drink powder mixes (except chocolate, coffee, milk based, tea) manufacturing
NAICS vintage
2022
Avg employees
229
Total hours worked
572460
Establishment ID
851418
Employer case #
3408156253

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
5:00:00.000
Time of incident
7:25:00.000
Filing year
2023
Submitted
01FEB24:22:29:00

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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.