Columbus Junction, IA —
OSHA Injury Report: Louisa County Plant
Injury · Job transfer or restriction
At a glance
On , an injury at Louisa County Plant in 16198 Hwy 70 North, Columbus Junction, IA 52738 resulted in job transfer or restriction. Employee was general Mgr Production in animal (except Poultry) Slaughtering.
Where did this happen?
- Establishment
- Louisa County Plant
- Parent company
- TYSON FRESH MEATS, INC.
- Street
- 16198 Hwy 70 North
- City
- Columbus Junction
- State
- IA
- ZIP
- 52738
- On-site location
- Deaprtment 960 Converting Ham Classisfier
What was the outcome?
- Outcome
- Job transfer or restriction (code 3)
- Type
- Injury (code 1)
- Days restricted or transferred
- 33
Before the incident
Leaning over cut down side of a combo and picking up a hamperiod
What happened
As he lifted the ham felt severe lumbar back painperiod
Injury or illness
Pain Lumbar Sacral Back Right Lower Extremity 6forward slash7forward slash2023 lumbar strain mild loss of intervertebral disc height at Lumbar 5 - Sacral 1 6forward slash13forward slash2023 right paracentral disc protrusionforward slashannular fissure at L4-5 which results in moderate right lateral recess narrowing with impingement posterior placement of the non-exited right L5 nerve rootperiod Findings are superimposed on broad-based disc bulge results in bilateral foraminal crowdingperiod Central canal remains patent Epidural lipomatosis at L5-S1 with narrowing of the thecal sac to approximately 2-3 mm which results in termination of the thecal sac at L5period Broad-based disc bulge which results in bilateral foraminal crowdingperiod Mild facet arthropathyperiod Transitional vertebral segment labeled as sacralization of L5 for numbering purposes which appears to be fused with the sacrum to the right of midline Mild multilevel stress-related changeforward slashearly facet arthropathy
Object or substance involved
Bending And Lifting Product
Summary line
Pain Lumbar Sacral Back Right Lower Extremity
Employee and industry
- Job description
- General Mgr Production
- SOC code
- 11-3051 — Industrial Production Managers
- NAICS code
- 311611 — Animal (except Poultry) Slaughtering
- NAICS vintage
- 2022
- Avg employees
- 1341
- Total hours worked
- 2779364
- EIN
- 710857514
- Establishment ID
- 401897
- Employer case #
- LCPL-2023-
When (timing detail)
- Date of incident
- Shift started
- 15:45:00.000
- Time of incident
- 17:50:00.000
- 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.
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