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OSHA Injury Report: Waterloo Pork Plant

Injury · Other recordable case

At a glance

On , an injury at Waterloo Pork Plant in 501 N Elk Run Rd, Waterloo, IA 50703 resulted in other recordable case. Employee was r Loadout Edible Rendering 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
dept 750forward slash rendering forward slash rendering operator

What was the outcome?

Outcome
Other recordable case (code 4)
Type
Injury (code 1)

Before the incident

Rendering Bilateral Hands process rendering

What happened

water from drain splashed into both his eyesperiod

Injury or illness

Pain Both Eyes 12forward slash25forward slash2023 bilateral eye conjunctivitis

Object or substance involved

Waste Splashed In Eyes

Summary line

Pain Both Eyes

Employee and industry

Job description
R Loadout Edible Rendering 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
6:00:00.000
Time of incident
15:00:00.000
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.