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OSHA Injury Report: South Ice Cream Plant

Injury · Job transfer or restriction

At a glance

On , an injury at South Ice Cream Plant in 1191 18th Street SW, Le Mars, IA 51031 resulted in job transfer or restriction. Employee was lAB TECH in ice cream manufacturing.

Where did this happen?

Establishment
South Ice Cream Plant
Parent company
Wells Enterprises Inc
Street
1191 18th Street SW
City
Le Mars
State
IA
ZIP
51031
On-site location
SICP

What was the outcome?

Outcome
Job transfer or restriction (code 3)
Type
Injury (code 1)
Days restricted or transferred
29

Before the incident

Completing line swab was finishing last swab location

What happened

EE was bent down to swab a drain on the [REDACTED] and felt a pop in their left knee when getting up

Injury or illness

Strain

Object or substance involved

Other EE was bent down to swab a drain and felt a pop in their left knee when getting up

Summary line

StrainKneeLeftOther EE was bent down to swab a drain and felt a pop in their left knee when getting up

Employee and industry

Job description
LAB TECH
SOC code
19-4013 — Food Science Technicians
NAICS code
311520 — Ice cream manufacturing
NAICS vintage
2012
Avg employees
1376
Total hours worked
2768285
EIN
421080796
Establishment ID
60321
Employer case #
WC2025135

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
17:00
Time of incident
19:05
Filing year
2025
Submitted
30JAN26:19:16:00

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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.