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OSHA Injury Report: USA - NE - COLUMBUS - 1529 23RD STREET

Injury · Job transfer or restriction

At a glance

On , an injury at USA - NE - COLUMBUS - 1529 23RD STREET in 1529 23rd Street East, Columbus, NE 68601 resulted in job transfer or restriction. Employee was machine Operator III in meat products (e.g., hot dogs, luncheon meats, sausages) made from a combination of poultry and other meats.

Where did this happen?

Establishment
USA - NE - COLUMBUS - 1529 23RD STREET
Parent company
Cargill
Street
1529 23rd Street East
City
Columbus
State
NE
ZIP
68601
On-site location
SGB

What was the outcome?

Outcome
Job transfer or restriction (code 3)
Type
Injury (code 1)
Days restricted or transferred
45

Before the incident

Disassembling the BB hopper lid

What happened

When I was disassembling the BB hopper lid a clamp on an overhead pipe blew off and water came down I just got a few seconds of panic and let the lid go down on my left foot and hitting the top part of my foot on the part not covered by my steel toed boot

Injury or illness

Contusion Fracture Inflammation Swelling Pain Foot Left

Object or substance involved

hopper lid

Summary line

When I was disassembling the BB hopper lid a clamp on an overhead pipe blew off and water came down I just got a few seconds of panic and let the lid go down on my left foot and hitting the top part of my foot on the part not covered by my steel toed boot

Employee and industry

Job description
Machine Operator III
SOC code
51-3099 — Food Processing Workers, All Other
NAICS code
311615 — Meat products (e.g., hot dogs, luncheon meats, sausages) made from a combination of poultry and other meats
NAICS vintage
2012
Avg employees
378
Total hours worked
880103
Establishment ID
115011
Employer case #
S20256441

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
17:40
Time of incident
3:25
Filing year
2025
Submitted
16JAN26:16:01:00

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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.