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OSHA Injury Report: EMPORIA FLEX PLANT

Injury · Days away from work

At a glance

On , an injury at EMPORIA FLEX PLANT in 417 Warren Way, Emporia, KS 66801 resulted in days away from work. Employee was grinder Operator.

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Where did this happen?

Establishment
EMPORIA FLEX PLANT
Parent company
SIMMONS FOODS
Street
417 Warren Way
City
Emporia
State
KS
ZIP
66801
On-site location
Compactor

What was the outcome?

Outcome
Days away from work (code 2)
Type
Injury (code 1)
Days away from work
2

Before the incident

Disposing of empty dry ingredient bags into compactor

What happened

While throwing empty dry ingredient bags into compactor some of the powder got into his left eye.

Injury or illness

Left eye infection

Object or substance involved

Ingredient powder

Summary line

While throwing empty ingredient bags into compactor some of the powder got into his left eye.

Employee and industry

Job description
Grinder Operator
SOC code
51-9021 — Crushing, Grinding, and Polishing Machine Setters, Operators, a
NAICS code
311111
NAICS vintage
2022
Avg employees
565
Total hours worked
1181531
EIN
200351981
Establishment ID
1229764
Employer case #
125

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
10:30
Time of incident
19:30
Filing year
2025
Submitted
16FEB26:15:15:00

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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.