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OSHA Injury Report: Emporia Distribution Center

Injury · Days away from work

At a glance

On , an injury at Emporia Distribution Center in 2101 W. 6th St, Emporia, KS 66801 resulted in days away from work. Employee was l Forklift Opr P in refrigerated Warehousing and Storage.

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Where did this happen?

Establishment
Emporia Distribution Center
Parent company
TYSON FRESH MEATS INC.
Street
2101 W. 6th St
City
Emporia
State
KS
ZIP
66801
On-site location
MH Deptperiod 511 Forklift Operator

What was the outcome?

Outcome
Days away from work (code 2)
Type
Injury (code 1)
Days away from work
1

Before the incident

Cutting strapforward slashbanding off box units with wire cuttersperiod

What happened

TM cut strapforward slashband off a box unit on a pallet using wire cuttersperiod The strap was pulled from the top down coming back up over the top of safety glasses being worn contacting the left eyeperiod

Injury or illness

Left Eye Irritationcomma Rednesscomma Pain 8forward slash7forward slash24-Dx: Blepharitis

Object or substance involved

Sudden Contact With Strapforward slashBanding After Forcefully Pulling Off Unit Of Boxes

Summary line

Left Eye Irritationcomma Rednesscomma Pain

Employee and industry

Job description
L Forklift Opr P
SOC code
9999 — Uncoded
NAICS code
493120 — Refrigerated Warehousing and Storage
NAICS vintage
2012
Avg employees
128
Total hours worked
202114
EIN
710857514
Establishment ID
985619
Employer case #
EPDC-2024-

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
5:30
Time of incident
6:07
Filing year
2024
Submitted
28FEB2025:20:11:00

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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.