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OSHA Injury Report: Koch Foods Gadsden Processing Plant

Injury · Days away from work

At a glance

On , an injury at Koch Foods Gadsden Processing Plant in 501 Paden Road, Gadsden, AL 35903 resulted in days away from work. Employee was live Hanger in chickens, slaughtering and dressing.

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Where did this happen?

Establishment
Koch Foods Gadsden Processing Plant
Parent company
Koch Foods
Street
501 Paden Road
City
Gadsden
State
AL
ZIP
35903
On-site location
Live Hang Room

What was the outcome?

Outcome
Days away from work (code 2)
Type
Injury (code 1)
Days away from work
180

Before the incident

Live hanging

What happened

Right upper extremity made contact with fan blade

Injury or illness

Right middle finger amputation

Object or substance involved

Industrial fan blade

Summary line

Right middle finger amputation from fan blade

Employee and industry

Job description
Live Hanger
SOC code
51-3099 — Food Processing Workers, All Other
NAICS code
311615 — Chickens, slaughtering and dressing
NAICS vintage
2012
Avg employees
1189
Total hours worked
2310518
Establishment ID
922576
Employer case #
1

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
20:10
Time of incident
20:55
Filing year
2025
Submitted
16JAN26:05:31:00

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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.