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OSHA Injury Report: Old Europe Cheese, Inc.

Injury · Job transfer or restriction

At a glance

On , an injury at Old Europe Cheese, Inc. in 1330 E Empire Avenue, Benton Harbor, MI 49022 resulted in job transfer or restriction. Employee was purchasing Warehouse Asst in curds, cheese, made in a cheese plant, manufacturing.

Where did this happen?

Establishment
Old Europe Cheese, Inc.
Parent company
Old Europe Cheese, Inc.
Street
1330 E Empire Avenue
City
Benton Harbor
State
MI
ZIP
49022
On-site location
Outside

What was the outcome?

Outcome
Job transfer or restriction (code 3)
Type
Injury (code 1)
Days restricted or transferred
54

Before the incident

Opening gate so vehicle could drive in

What happened

Metal gate was stuck in ground dirt. While attempting to lift up on gate hurt back muscle

Injury or illness

Pain in right side of back

Object or substance involved

Metal gate

Summary line

Lifting up on metal gate that was stuck in ground dirt pain in right side of back

Employee and industry

Job description
Purchasing Warehouse Asst
SOC code
9999 — Uncoded
NAICS code
311513 — Curds, cheese, made in a cheese plant, manufacturing
NAICS vintage
2022
Avg employees
47
Total hours worked
142311
EIN
382728152
Establishment ID
282483
Employer case #
9

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
6:45:00.000
Time of incident
9:05:00.000
Submitted
12FEB24:16:03:00

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Source

Data from OSHA ITA Form 300/301 electronic submissions, filing year unspecified. ITA Case Detail records are establishment-reported submissions, not OSHA inspections — no per-record IMIS deep link exists.