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OSHA Injury Report: Waterloo Pork Plant

Other illness · Job transfer or restriction

At a glance

On , an other illness at Waterloo Pork Plant in 501 N Elk Run Rd, Waterloo, IA 50703 resulted in job transfer or restriction. Employee was p Whiz Skin Patches Labor in animal (except Poultry) Slaughtering.

Where did this happen?

Establishment
Waterloo Pork Plant
Parent company
TYSON FRESH MEATS, INC.
Street
501 N Elk Run Rd
City
Waterloo
State
IA
ZIP
50703
On-site location
Dept 925forward slash Picnic Lineforward slash Whiz Skin Patch

What was the outcome?

Outcome
Job transfer or restriction (code 3)
Type
Other illness (code 6)
Days restricted or transferred
8

Before the incident

Whiz skin patch- right hand gripforward slashgrasp and cuts product with whiz knife while left hand positions product in placeperiod

What happened

repetitive gripforward slashgraspforward slashcutting productperiod

Injury or illness

Pain Right Forearm Wrist 12forward slash6forward slash2023 right wrist strain

Object or substance involved

Repetitively Cutting Product

Summary line

Pain Right Forearm Wrist

Employee and industry

Job description
P Whiz Skin Patches Labor
SOC code
51-3022 — Meat, Poultry, and Fish Cutters and Trimmers
NAICS code
311611 — Animal (except Poultry) Slaughtering
NAICS vintage
2022
Avg employees
2799
Total hours worked
5257255
EIN
710857514
Establishment ID
402028
Employer case #
WLPP-2023-

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
15:00:00.000
Time of incident
19:00:00.000
Filing year
2023
Submitted
20FEB24:14:12:00

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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.