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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 material Handler 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
Dock

What was the outcome?

Outcome
Job transfer or restriction (code 3)
Type
Injury (code 1)
Days restricted or transferred
12

Before the incident

loading a trailer with manuel pallet jack

What happened

setting pallets with the manual pallet jack inside the trailer. While in the trailer to set the pallets slipped on snow inside the trailer. fell backwards on the floor inside the trailer.

Injury or illness

strain to his left elbow sholder strain to his back and right arm

Object or substance involved

[REDACTED] pallet jack and snow ice

Summary line

Slipped on snow in the trailer fell to the floor injuring back right elbow and right shoulder

Employee and industry

Job description
Material Handler
SOC code
53-7062 — Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand
NAICS code
311512 — food, butter manufacturing
NAICS vintage
2022
Avg employees
156
Total hours worked
296030
EIN
382492895
Establishment ID
1496248
Employer case #
72056

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
11:00
Time of incident
18:00
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.