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OSHA Injury Report: Agropur Jerome

Injury · Job transfer or restriction

At a glance

On , an injury at Agropur Jerome in 547 West Nez Perce Avenue, Jerome, ID 83338 resulted in job transfer or restriction. Employee was separator Operator in cheese (except cottage cheese) manufacturing.

Where did this happen?

Establishment
Agropur Jerome
Parent company
Agropur
Street
547 West Nez Perce Avenue
City
Jerome
State
ID
ZIP
83338
On-site location
Separator Room

What was the outcome?

Outcome
Job transfer or restriction (code 3)
Type
Injury (code 1)
Days restricted or transferred
132

Before the incident

Working on seat [REDACTED].

What happened

Air line became disconnected causing the valve to close on the employee 's right thumb.

Injury or illness

Amputation of right thumb tip.

Object or substance involved

Seat valve.

Summary line

Employee was unscrewing a valve stem and the air line became detached. Once the air was disconnected the valve spring compressed and the plug slammed down on the valve seat amputating the tip of their right thumb which was near the valve seat opening.

Employee and industry

Job description
Separator Operator
SOC code
51-9012 — Separating, Filtering, Clarifying, Precipitating, and Still Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
NAICS code
311513 — Cheese (except cottage cheese) manufacturing
NAICS vintage
2022
Avg employees
438
Total hours worked
1040148
Establishment ID
951442
Employer case #
1

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
4:00:00.000
Time of incident
4:30:00.000
Filing year
2023
Submitted
12FEB24:20:32:00

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Source

Data from OSHA ITA Form 300/301 electronic submissions, filing year 2023. ITA Case Detail records are establishment-reported submissions, not OSHA inspections — no per-record IMIS deep link exists.