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OSHA Injury Report: Rochelle Foods

Poisoning · Days away from work

At a glance

On , a poisoning at Rochelle Foods in 1001 S. Main St., Rochelle, IL 61068 resulted in days away from work. Employee was smokehouse Operator in bacon, slab and sliced, made from purchased carcasses.

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Where did this happen?

Establishment
Rochelle Foods
Parent company
Hormel Foods
Street
1001 S. Main St.
City
Rochelle
State
IL
ZIP
61068
On-site location
Belly Cooler #10

What was the outcome?

Outcome
Days away from work (code 2)
Type
Poisoning (code 4)
Days away from work
180
Days restricted or transferred
13

Before the incident

Moving power pallet jack to cooler to get bellies

What happened

As employee was positioning power pallet he got his left foot caught between the power pallet jack and a post.

Injury or illness

Left Foot Crush Injury With Multiple Fractures

Object or substance involved

Lack of employee awareness to surroundings power pallet jack and post.

Summary line

Crush Injury Left Foot Power Pallet & Post

Employee and industry

Job description
Smokehouse Operator
SOC code
51-3022 — Meat, Poultry, and Fish Cutters and Trimmers
NAICS code
311612 — Bacon, slab and sliced, made from purchased carcasses
NAICS vintage
2022
Avg employees
848
Total hours worked
1719254
EIN
363889635
Establishment ID
605282
Employer case #
RFI-2023-0

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
14:00:00.000
Time of incident
21:00:00.000
Filing year
2023
Submitted
06FEB24:17:25:00

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Source

Data from OSHA ITA Form 300/301 electronic submissions, filing year 2023. ITA Case Detail records are establishment-reported submissions, not OSHA inspections — no per-record IMIS deep link exists.