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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 pF Brine Room Opr 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
758-Pump room-Brine Room Operator

What was the outcome?

Outcome
Days away from work (code 2)
Type
Injury (code 1)
Days away from work
6

Before the incident

PF84period Brine Room Operatorperiod Team member was rolling hose up after cleaning brine tankperiod

What happened

Contact With Chemical Solution

Injury or illness

Pain Right Eye 12forward slash19forward slash2023 right eye conjunctivitis

Object or substance involved

Contact With Chemical Solution

Summary line

Pain Right Eye

Employee and industry

Job description
PF Brine Room Opr
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
6:30:00.000
Time of incident
9:05:00.000
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.