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OSHA Injury Report: Hormel Foods

Injury · Job transfer or restriction

At a glance

On , an injury at Hormel Foods in 209 N Godfrey Ln, Knoxville, IA 50138 resulted in job transfer or restriction. Employee was production in sausage and similar cased products made from purchased carcasses.

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Where did this happen?

Establishment
Hormel Foods
Parent company
Hormel Foods
Street
209 N Godfrey Ln
City
Knoxville
State
IA
ZIP
50138
On-site location
Stripout Room

What was the outcome?

Outcome
Job transfer or restriction (code 3)
Type
Injury (code 1)
Days restricted or transferred
51

Before the incident

Slipped in stripout room.

What happened

Employee slipped while walking. Employee caught on to trash bin and machine to avoid fall. Employee experienced soreness to right knee over time.

Injury or illness

Right knee contusion.

Object or substance involved

Slip

Summary line

Contusion right knee slip

Employee and industry

Job description
Production
SOC code
51-9111 — Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders
NAICS code
311612 — Sausage and similar cased products made from purchased carcasses
NAICS vintage
2022
Avg employees
220
Total hours worked
426624
EIN
410319970
Establishment ID
1296931
Employer case #
25-5

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
22:00
Time of incident
22:40
Filing year
2025
Submitted
23FEB26:17:12:00

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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.