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OSHA Injury Report: Butterball Farms Inc.

Injury · Job transfer or restriction

At a glance

On , an injury at Butterball Farms Inc. in 1435 Buchanan Ave. SW, Grand Rapids, MI 49507 resulted in job transfer or restriction. Employee was opener in food, butter manufacturing.

Where did this happen?

Establishment
Butterball Farms Inc.
Parent company
Butterball Farms Inc.
Street
1435 Buchanan Ave. SW
City
Grand Rapids
State
MI
ZIP
49507
On-site location
Tempering Room

What was the outcome?

Outcome
Job transfer or restriction (code 3)
Type
Injury (code 1)
Days restricted or transferred
72

Before the incident

opening butter for the day

What happened

picked up a block of butter off the pallet buddy and felt a sharp pain in his lower left back

Injury or illness

lower left back strain

Object or substance involved

blocks of butter

Summary line

Picked up a block of butter felt a sharp pain resulted in lower back strain

Employee and industry

Job description
Opener
SOC code
51-9111 — Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders
NAICS code
311512 — food, butter manufacturing
NAICS vintage
2022
Avg employees
156
Total hours worked
296030
EIN
382492895
Establishment ID
1496248
Employer case #
20251

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
5:00
Time of incident
9:00
Filing year
2025
Submitted
27FEB26:22:37:00

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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.