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OSHA Injury Report: Wauwatosa Warehouse

Respiratory condition · Days away from work

At a glance

On , a respiratory condition at Wauwatosa Warehouse in 12001 W Capitol Drive, Wauwatosa, WI 53222 resulted in days away from work. Employee was generalist in pepper (i.e., spice) manufacturing.

Where did this happen?

Establishment
Wauwatosa Warehouse
Parent company
Penzeys Spices
Street
12001 W Capitol Drive
City
Wauwatosa
State
WI
ZIP
53222
On-site location
Picking and Boxing

What was the outcome?

Outcome
Days away from work (code 2)
Type
Respiratory condition (code 3)
Days away from work
5

Before the incident

boxing and palletizing at the end of the line

What happened

cutting open bad bags (specifically red pepper flakes) and dumping in container

Injury or illness

inhalation injury and acute cough

Object or substance involved

red pepper flakes

Summary line

respiratory issues from red pepper flakes

Employee and industry

Job description
Generalist
SOC code
19-1012 — Food Scientists and Technologists
NAICS code
311942 — Pepper (i.e., spice) manufacturing
NAICS vintage
2012
Avg employees
229
Total hours worked
475692
EIN
391623813
Establishment ID
196899
Employer case #
3

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
6:00
Time of incident
9:00
Filing year
2025
Submitted
11FEB26:21:29:00

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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.