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OSHA Injury Report: USA - NE - COLUMBUS - 1529 23RD STREET

Injury · Job transfer or restriction

At a glance

On , an injury at USA - NE - COLUMBUS - 1529 23RD STREET in 1529 23rd Street East, Columbus, NE 68601 resulted in job transfer or restriction. Employee was box Maker Operator in meat products (e.g., hot dogs, luncheon meats, sausages) made from a combination of poultry and other meats.

Where did this happen?

Establishment
USA - NE - COLUMBUS - 1529 23RD STREET
Parent company
Cargill
Street
1529 23rd Street East
City
Columbus
State
NE
ZIP
68601
On-site location
CCL

What was the outcome?

Outcome
Job transfer or restriction (code 3)
Type
Injury (code 1)
Days restricted or transferred
80

Before the incident

coming down step stool

What happened

I was putting my lock on the box machine using a step stool 2 maintenance techs were present at the time of the Incident. I missed a step and fell. I tried to support my fall and used my left arm to catch myself and hurt my left wrist and the back of my left thigh.

Injury or illness

inflammation Swelling Hand - Left inflammation Swelling Finger(s) - Left Inflammation Swelling Arm Lower - Left Inflammation Swelling Wrist - Left Contusion Leg Upper (Thigh) - Left Fracture Wrist-Left Pain Hand- Left Pain Arm Lower- Left Pain Wrist - Left

Object or substance involved

Step Stool

Summary line

Contusion fracture inflammation swelling pain Arm lower-left finger(s) - left hand-left Leg upper (thigh)-left wrist-left step stool

Employee and industry

Job description
Box Maker Operator
SOC code
51-9111 — Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders
NAICS code
311615 — Meat products (e.g., hot dogs, luncheon meats, sausages) made from a combination of poultry and other meats
NAICS vintage
2022
Avg employees
377
Total hours worked
1030944
Establishment ID
115011
Employer case #
S2023-1599

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
16:15:00.000
Time of incident
19:20:00.000
Filing year
2023
Submitted
15FEB24:19:33:00

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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.