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OSHA Injury Report: Fontanini Foods, LLC

Injury · Job transfer or restriction

At a glance

On , an injury at Fontanini Foods, LLC in 8751 W. 50th Street, McCook, IL 60525 resulted in job transfer or restriction. Employee was grinder Operator in processed meats manufacturing.

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Where did this happen?

Establishment
Fontanini Foods, LLC
Parent company
Hormel Foods Corporation
Street
8751 W. 50th Street
City
McCook
State
IL
ZIP
60525
On-site location
RAW Grind Line 3

What was the outcome?

Outcome
Job transfer or restriction (code 3)
Type
Injury (code 1)
Days restricted or transferred
59

Before the incident

Shoveling cheese

What happened

When shoveling felt a pain

Injury or illness

Low back pain other muscle spasm pain in thoracic spine

Object or substance involved

Shoveling movement

Summary line

Lower Back Pain from Shoveling Cheese

Employee and industry

Job description
Grinder Operator
SOC code
51-4033 — Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters,
NAICS code
311612 — Processed meats manufacturing
NAICS vintage
2022
Avg employees
430
Total hours worked
831042
Establishment ID
1477246
Employer case #
8

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
5:00
Time of incident
10:30
Filing year
2025
Submitted
18FEB26:15:19:00

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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.