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OSHA Injury Report: Koch Foods- Morton Processing Plant

Injury · Job transfer or restriction

At a glance

On , an injury at Koch Foods- Morton Processing Plant in 108 MORRIS TULLOS DRIVE, MORTON, MS 39117 resulted in job transfer or restriction. Employee was general Labor in poultry slaughtering, dressing, and packing.

Where did this happen?

Establishment
Koch Foods- Morton Processing Plant
Parent company
Koch Foods
Street
108 MORRIS TULLOS DRIVE
City
MORTON
State
MS
ZIP
39117
On-site location
Thigh Debone

What was the outcome?

Outcome
Job transfer or restriction (code 3)
Type
Injury (code 1)
Days restricted or transferred
10

Before the incident

Employee was dumping a lug of leg quarters into the line [REDACTED].

What happened

A piece of metal on the side of the hopper cut his finger when he dumped the lug of meat

Injury or illness

He had a laceration to his right 3rd finger

Object or substance involved

A small piece of metal on the side of the hopper it was from a weld that had came loose

Summary line

Laceration to Right 3rd Finger Caught finger on piece of metal

Employee and industry

Job description
General Labor
SOC code
53-7062 — Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand
NAICS code
311615 — Poultry slaughtering, dressing, and packing
NAICS vintage
2022
Avg employees
1189
Total hours worked
2435030
EIN
362924281
Establishment ID
1446170
Employer case #
18-6000-2

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
22:00
Time of incident
5:55
Filing year
2025
Submitted
29JAN26:16:45:00

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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.