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OSHA Injury Report: Hormel Foods Operations , LLC. (planters)

Injury · Days away from work

At a glance

On , an injury at Hormel Foods Operations , LLC. (planters) in 4020 Planters Road, Fort Smith, AR 72908 resulted in days away from work. Employee was maintenance in nuts, salted, roasted, cooked, canned, manufacturing.

Where did this happen?

Establishment
Hormel Foods Operations , LLC. (planters)
Parent company
Hormel Foods Operations LLC
Street
4020 Planters Road
City
Fort Smith
State
AR
ZIP
72908
On-site location
packaging boiler room

What was the outcome?

Outcome
Days away from work (code 2)
Type
Injury (code 1)
Days away from work
6

Before the incident

lifting chemical onto spill container

What happened

EE was lifting 15-gallon drum of chemical and felt soreness in groin.

Injury or illness

Unilateral inguinal hernia without obstruction or gangrene

Object or substance involved

15-gallon drum of chemical

Summary line

Unilateral inguinal hernia Groin 15 gallon drum of chemical

Employee and industry

Job description
Maintenance
SOC code
49-9041 — Industrial Machinery Mechanics
NAICS code
311911 — Nuts, salted, roasted, cooked, canned, manufacturing
NAICS vintage
2022
Avg employees
285
Total hours worked
667608
EIN
410319970
Establishment ID
843919
Employer case #
6

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
5:30:00.000
Time of incident
10:50:00.000
Submitted
06FEB24:13:03:00

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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.