Columbus Junction, IA —
OSHA Injury Report: Louisa County Plant
Other illness · Job transfer or restriction
At a glance
On , an other illness at Louisa County Plant in 16198 Hwy 70 North, Columbus Junction, IA 52738 resulted in job transfer or restriction. Employee was k Whiz Knifeforward slashBck Head Labor 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
- Harvest Floor Department 713
What was the outcome?
- Outcome
- Job transfer or restriction (code 3)
- Type
- Other illness (code 6)
- Days restricted or transferred
- 42
Before the incident
Backing heads of hog with a whiz knife
What happened
Gradual onset pain of Right Upper Extremityperiod Team Member attributes pain to repetitive gripping and use of whiz knife with dull blade to Back Heads
Injury or illness
Pain Right Upper Extremity 7forward slash6forward slash2023 right shoulder pain right lateral elbow pain right extensor forearm pain right long and ring finger digits stenosing tenosynovitisperiod
Object or substance involved
Gradual Onset Pain From Use ampersand Grip Of Whiz Knife
Summary line
Pain Right Upper Extremity
Employee and industry
- Job description
- K Whiz Knifeforward slashBck Head Labor
- SOC code
- 9999 — Uncoded
- 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
- 7:00:00.000
- Time of incident
- 0:00:00.000
- 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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