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OSHA Injury Report: Ellsworth Cooperative Creamery

Injury · Days away from work

At a glance

On , an injury at Ellsworth Cooperative Creamery in 232 N. Wallace Street, Ellsworth, WI 54011 resulted in days away from work. Employee was pan Bagger Tote Room in curds, cheese, made in a cheese plant, manufacturing.

Where did this happen?

Establishment
Ellsworth Cooperative Creamery
Parent company
Ellsworth Cooperative Creamery
Street
232 N. Wallace Street
City
Ellsworth
State
WI
ZIP
54011
On-site location
Near the UF and RO PLC.

What was the outcome?

Outcome
Days away from work (code 2)
Type
Injury (code 1)
Days away from work
1
Days restricted or transferred
8

Before the incident

Prepping to clean out a barrel of chemical water.

What happened

Employee filled the chemical barrel with too much water resulting in a heavier barrel that needed to be dumped down the drain.

Injury or illness

Employee injured tweaked their back when trying to dump the heavy barrel over.

Object or substance involved

The overfilled barrel of water chemical.

Summary line

EE pushed over 55 gallon barrel that had more water than the EE thought which in turn lead to him tweaking his back due to forcing too much weight quickly.

Employee and industry

Job description
Pan Bagger Tote Room
SOC code
51-9111 — Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders
NAICS code
311513 — Curds, cheese, made in a cheese plant, manufacturing
NAICS vintage
2022
Avg employees
177
Total hours worked
227037
EIN
390262200
Establishment ID
483000
Employer case #
2

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
5:00:00.000
Time of incident
7:10:00.000
Filing year
2023
Submitted
13FEB24:16:10:00

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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.