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OSHA Injury Report: Upper Iowa Beef LLC

Injury · Job transfer or restriction

At a glance

On , an injury at Upper Iowa Beef LLC in 4614 Highway 63, Lime Springs, IA 52155 resulted in job transfer or restriction. Employee was side Puller in boxed beef produced in slaughtering plants.

Where did this happen?

Establishment
Upper Iowa Beef LLC
Parent company
Upper Iowa Beef LLC
Street
4614 Highway 63
City
Lime Springs
State
IA
ZIP
52155
On-site location
Slaughter Floor

What was the outcome?

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

Before the incident

Removing hide from beef carcass

What happened

Employee pinched hand between side puller and hide

Injury or illness

Smashed 4 fingers on left hand and wrist

Object or substance involved

Side puller

Summary line

Left hand Wrist contusion from side puller clamps

Employee and industry

Job description
Side Puller
SOC code
9999 — Uncoded
NAICS code
311611 — Boxed beef produced in slaughtering plants
NAICS vintage
2022
Avg employees
299
Total hours worked
658836
EIN
833707129
Establishment ID
992467
Employer case #
2

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
7:00:00.000
Time of incident
9:20:00.000
Submitted
05FEB24:19:30:00

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Source

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