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OSHA Injury Report: Kansas City Sausage Co., LLC / Pine Ridge Farms

Injury · Other recordable case

At a glance

On , an injury at Kansas City Sausage Co., LLC / Pine Ridge Farms in 1800 Maury, Des Moines, IA 50317 resulted in other recordable case. Employee was production Supervisor in meats fresh, chilled or frozen (except poultry and small game), produced in slaughtering plants.

Where did this happen?

Establishment
Kansas City Sausage Co., LLC / Pine Ridge Farms
Parent company
Smithfield
Street
1800 Maury
City
Des Moines
State
IA
ZIP
50317
On-site location
Harvest skinning line

What was the outcome?

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

Before the incident

getting equipment ready for maintenance to sharpen air knife

What happened

employee states that he was attempting to unplug air knife cord and knife turned on causing laceration to inner forearm

Injury or illness

laceration to left medial forearm

Object or substance involved

air knife

Summary line

laceration to left medial forearm from air knife

Employee and industry

Job description
Production Supervisor
SOC code
51-1011 — First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers
NAICS code
311611 — Meats fresh, chilled or frozen (except poultry and small game), produced in slaughtering plants
NAICS vintage
2012
Avg employees
790
Total hours worked
1738295
EIN
462679590
Establishment ID
988212
Employer case #
24526

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
7:00
Time of incident
11:40
Filing year
2025
Submitted
27JAN26:19:01:00

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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.