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OSHA Injury Report: Rochelle Foods

Injury · Other recordable case

At a glance

On , an injury at Rochelle Foods in 1001 S. Main St., Rochelle, IL 61068 resulted in other recordable case. Employee was apprentice Mechanic 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
Trayline Pack I - Air Compressor

What was the outcome?

Outcome
Other recordable case (code 4)
Type
Injury (code 1)

Before the incident

Employee was removing a 4 inch metal air line from compressor

What happened

4-inch metal airline had residual air in the line that was not dissipated prior to removing couplings holding pipe together.

Injury or illness

Chest Blunt force injury

Object or substance involved

4-inch metal air line

Summary line

Blunt Force Injury - Chestwall Contusion Chest 4 Metal Compressor Line

Employee and industry

Job description
Apprentice Mechanic
SOC code
49-9041 — Industrial Machinery Mechanics
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
20:00:00.000
Time of incident
6:05:00.000
Filing year
2023
Submitted
06FEB24:17:28:00

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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.