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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 rib Saw 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
Fabrication Floor

What was the outcome?

Outcome
Job transfer or restriction (code 3)
Type
Injury (code 1)
Days restricted or transferred
165

Before the incident

Cutting meat on the rib saw

What happened

while moving hand back to cut another piece right thumb struck the saw blade

Injury or illness

Fracture to right thumb

Object or substance involved

rib saw blade

Summary line

Fracture right index finger from cut on saw blade

Employee and industry

Job description
Rib Saw
SOC code
51-3021 — Butchers and Meat Cutters
NAICS code
311611 — Boxed beef produced in slaughtering plants
NAICS vintage
2012
Avg employees
307
Total hours worked
668680
EIN
833707129
Establishment ID
992467
Employer case #
1

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
6:55
Time of incident
11:30
Filing year
2025
Submitted
13JAN26:19:39:00

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Source

Data from OSHA ITA Form 300/301 electronic submissions, filing year 2025. ITA Case Detail records are establishment-reported submissions, not OSHA inspections — no per-record IMIS deep link exists.