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OSHA Injury Report: Waterloo Pork Plant

Injury · Days away from work

At a glance

On , an injury at Waterloo Pork Plant in 501 N Elk Run Rd, Waterloo, IA 50703 resulted in days away from work. Employee was t Sep Black Gut 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
915forward slashchitts and casingsforward slashPipe Chitts

What was the outcome?

Outcome
Days away from work (code 2)
Type
Injury (code 1)
Days away from work
1

Before the incident

Pipe black gut - Bilateral hands load intestine onto pipe to flush fecal out of intestine

What happened

foreign material to right eye

Injury or illness

12forward slash13forward slash2023 Foreign Body Right Eye

Object or substance involved

Foreign Material To Eye

Summary line

Foreign Body Right Eye

Employee and industry

Job description
T Sep Black Gut Labor
SOC code
9999 — Uncoded
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
16:00:00.000
Time of incident
17:00:00.000
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.