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OSHA Injury Report: Shearer's Foods Burlington

Injury · Days away from work

At a glance

On , an injury at Shearer's Foods Burlington in 3000 Mount Pleasant Street, Burlington, IA 52601 resulted in days away from work. Employee was fORKLIFT OP in bakery products, dry (e.g., biscuits, cookies, crackers), manufacturing.

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Where did this happen?

Establishment
Shearer's Foods Burlington
Parent company
Chip Holding Company, LP
Street
3000 Mount Pleasant Street
City
Burlington
State
IA
ZIP
52601
On-site location
ROBOT EXIT

What was the outcome?

Outcome
Days away from work (code 2)
Type
Injury (code 1)
Days away from work
3

Before the incident

USING A BAR AT THE PALLETIZING ROBOT TO GET A PALLET STRAIGHTENED

What happened

FOOT SLIPPED AND IN TRYING TO STABILIZE THEMSELF THEIR LOWER BACK WAS TWEEKED

Injury or illness

SPRAIN STRAIN TO LOWER RIGHT BACK

Object or substance involved

PALLETIZING BAR

Summary line

STRAIGHTENING PALLET SPRAIN STRAIN LOWER BACK

Employee and industry

Job description
FORKLIFT OP
SOC code
53-7051 — Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators
NAICS code
311821 — Bakery products, dry (e.g., biscuits, cookies, crackers), manufacturing
NAICS vintage
2022
Avg employees
730
Total hours worked
1519912
EIN
215731614
Establishment ID
78633
Employer case #
23-02

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
23:00:00.000
Time of incident
5:00:00.000
Filing year
2023
Submitted
12FEB24:22:39:00

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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.