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OSHA Injury Report: Redwood Farms Meat Processors

Injury · Job transfer or restriction

At a glance

On , an injury at Redwood Farms Meat Processors in 2421 9th Ave South, Estherville, IA 51334 resulted in job transfer or restriction. Employee was production Worker in boxed meats produced in slaughtering plants.

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Where did this happen?

Establishment
Redwood Farms Meat Processors
Parent company
Redwood Farms Meat Processors
Street
2421 9th Ave South
City
Estherville
State
IA
ZIP
51334
On-site location
Harvest Floor

What was the outcome?

Outcome
Job transfer or restriction (code 3)
Type
Injury (code 1)
Days restricted or transferred
43

Before the incident

Sliding a hog on the production line.

What happened

Next employee in line made contact with a knife to his hand.

Injury or illness

Laceration to left thumb by a knife.

Object or substance involved

Knife

Summary line

Laceration to left thumb.

Employee and industry

Job description
Production Worker
SOC code
51-9111 — Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders
NAICS code
311611 — Boxed meats produced in slaughtering plants
NAICS vintage
2012
Avg employees
143
Total hours worked
302980
EIN
203001031
Establishment ID
1051137
Employer case #
Y4HC70108

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
6:00
Time of incident
11:20
Filing year
2025
Submitted
12FEB26:21:29:00

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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.