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OSHA Injury Report: United Fruit and Produce

Injury · Other recordable case

At a glance

On , an injury at United Fruit and Produce in 55 Produce Row, St. Louis, MO 63102 resulted in other recordable case. Employee was maintenance in produce, fresh, merchant wholesalers.

Where did this happen?

Establishment
United Fruit and Produce
Parent company
United Fruit and Produce
Street
55 Produce Row
City
St. Louis
State
MO
ZIP
63102
On-site location
Fresh Cut's processing room (bagger's area).

What was the outcome?

Outcome
Other recordable case (code 4)
Type
Injury (code 1)

Before the incident

Employee was doing maintenance (taking apart) the blue conveyor on the [REDACTED] bagger #2.

What happened

While taking apart the blue conveyor on the [REDACTED] the employee attempted to lift the conveyor and experienced sudden back pain. They took pain killers that [REDACTED] and reported no further pain or discomfort afterward.

Injury or illness

Sudden lower back strain.

Object or substance involved

Blue conveyor on the VFFS Bagger #2.

Summary line

Sudden lower back pain from lifting the blue conveyor on VFFS [REDACTED].

Employee and industry

Job description
Maintenance
SOC code
37-2011 — Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners
NAICS code
424480 — Produce, fresh, merchant wholesalers
NAICS vintage
2012
Avg employees
400
Total hours worked
300000
Establishment ID
930344
Employer case #
19

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
5:00
Time of incident
9:30
Filing year
2025
Submitted
02MAR26:16:56:00

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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.