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OSHA Injury Report: Heartland Pet Foods Joplin

Injury · Job transfer or restriction

At a glance

On , an injury at Heartland Pet Foods Joplin in 8101 E 32nd St, Joplin, MO 64804 resulted in job transfer or restriction. Employee was utility Relief Operator in dog and cat food (e.g., canned, dry, frozen, semimoist), manufacturing.

Where did this happen?

Establishment
Heartland Pet Foods Joplin
Parent company
Heartland Pet Foods
Street
8101 E 32nd St
City
Joplin
State
MO
ZIP
64804
On-site location
Treats Packaging

What was the outcome?

Outcome
Job transfer or restriction (code 3)
Type
Injury (code 1)
Days restricted or transferred
8

Before the incident

Normal Operation Production

What happened

Employee was clearing a jammed box from the box loader. At the same time another employee was loading boxes from the opposite side. One of two tension bars used to maintain pressure against the boxes to hold them in place suddenly returned to its original position. When that occurred the bar struck the employee 's right hand resulting in the injury.

Injury or illness

Contusion Bruise

Object or substance involved

Struck By or Against

Summary line

Contusion to right hand.

Employee and industry

Job description
Utility Relief Operator
SOC code
51-9199 — Production Workers, All Other
NAICS code
311111 — Dog and cat food (e.g., canned, dry, frozen, semimoist), manufacturing
NAICS vintage
2012
Avg employees
307
Total hours worked
629298
EIN
460586447
Establishment ID
46349
Employer case #
25_6568

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
7:00
Time of incident
13:30
Filing year
2025
Submitted
29JAN26:15:56:00

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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.