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OSHA Injury Report: Northwest Iowa Pork

Injury · Job transfer or restriction

At a glance

On , an injury at Northwest Iowa Pork in 2640 Murray Street, Sioux City, IA 51111 resulted in job transfer or restriction. Employee was remove Side Bone in pork, primal and sub-primal cuts, made from purchased carcasses.

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Where did this happen?

Establishment
Northwest Iowa Pork
Parent company
Itoham America
Street
2640 Murray Street
City
Sioux City
State
IA
ZIP
51111
On-site location
Production line at side bone

What was the outcome?

Outcome
Job transfer or restriction (code 3)
Type
Injury (code 1)
Days restricted or transferred
7

Before the incident

Using knife in right hand hook in left hand to remove side bone from piece of meat

What happened

[REDACTED] in left hand slipped away from the meat and poked right middle finger

Injury or illness

Cellulitis right middle finger middle phalanx

Object or substance involved

Tip of hook

Summary line

Cellulitis right middle finger middle phalanx. Hook in left hand slipped away from the meat and poked right middle finger.

Employee and industry

Job description
Remove Side Bone
SOC code
51-3022 — Meat, Poultry, and Fish Cutters and Trimmers
NAICS code
311612 — Pork, primal and sub-primal cuts, made from purchased carcasses
NAICS vintage
2012
Avg employees
97
Total hours worked
226867
EIN
942233504
Establishment ID
156452
Employer case #
2

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
6:30
Time of incident
13:00
Filing year
2025
Submitted
21JAN26:19:32:00

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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.