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OSHA Injury Report: Waterloo Pork Plant

Other illness · Other recordable case

At a glance

On , an other illness at Waterloo Pork Plant in 501 N Elk Run Rd, Waterloo, IA 50703 resulted in other recordable case. Employee was l Remove Backrib 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
965Cforward slashloin lineforward slashremove back ribs

What was the outcome?

Outcome
Other recordable case (code 4)
Type
Other illness (code 6)

Before the incident

Remove riblets-right hand holds knife and cuts rib off loin while left grabs product

What happened

Repetitive Movement Grip Of Knife

Injury or illness

10forward slash25forward slash2023 Trapezius muscle spasms

Object or substance involved

Repetitive Movement Grip Of Knife

Summary line

Pain Right Shoulder

Employee and industry

Job description
L Remove Backrib 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
16:15:00.000
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.