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OSHA Injury Report: Lexington Plant

Other illness · Job transfer or restriction

At a glance

On , an other illness at Lexington Plant in 1500 S Plum Creek Pkwy, Lexington, NE 68850 resulted in job transfer or restriction. Employee was k Low Backer Labor S in animal (except Poultry) Slaughtering.

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Where did this happen?

Establishment
Lexington Plant
Parent company
TYSON FRESH MEATS, INC.
Street
1500 S Plum Creek Pkwy
City
Lexington
State
NE
ZIP
68850
On-site location
Harvest B 910D Low Backer

What was the outcome?

Outcome
Job transfer or restriction (code 3)
Type
Other illness (code 6)
Days restricted or transferred
100

Before the incident

(a) Hook up the air knife to the air and make sure that the oilier is full and working properlyperiod(b) Lead Side with the hook in your left hand and air knife in you right hook the hide pull tightperiod(C) With slow and even upwards and downwards strokes separate the hide to the center of the backperiod(d) Trailing Side-Walk to the other side and switch hand With the hook in your hand and air knife in your left hook the hide pull tight (E ) With slow and even upwards and downwards strokes separate the hide to the center of the back making a hole for the up puller bar

What happened

Repetitive pulling product caused pain

Injury or illness

Painforward slashLocking Bilateral Upper Extremitiesforward slashNeckforward slashBack; 12forward slash6forward slash2023 Left Index Finger and Right Pinky and Ring Triggers

Object or substance involved

Repetitive Pulling Product

Summary line

Painforward slashLocking Bilateral Upper Extremitiesforward slashNeckforward slashBack

Employee and industry

Job description
K Low Backer Labor S
SOC code
9999 — Uncoded
NAICS code
311611 — Animal (except Poultry) Slaughtering
NAICS vintage
2022
Avg employees
2979
Total hours worked
5416862
EIN
710857514
Establishment ID
401894
Employer case #
LXPL-2023-

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
15:45:00.000
Time of incident
15:45:00.000
Filing year
2023
Submitted
20FEB24:14:08:00

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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.