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OSHA Injury Report: Lopez Foods Inc.

Injury · Other recordable case

At a glance

On , an injury at Lopez Foods Inc. in 1300 S Lake Street, Cherokee, IA 51012 resulted in other recordable case. Employee was refrigeration Technician in processed meats manufacturing.

Where did this happen?

Establishment
Lopez Foods Inc.
Parent company
Lopez Foods Inc.
Street
1300 S Lake Street
City
Cherokee
State
IA
ZIP
51012
On-site location
Power House

What was the outcome?

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

Before the incident

Openings a water valve to the plant

What happened

Force applied to open valvue

Injury or illness

Right RTC and Shoulder Strain

Object or substance involved

Applying force to valve

Summary line

While opening the valve right shoulder strain

Employee and industry

Job description
Refrigeration Technician
SOC code
49-9021 — Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers
NAICS code
311612 — Processed meats manufacturing
NAICS vintage
2022
Avg employees
55
Total hours worked
88835
EIN
731348891
Establishment ID
1144801
Employer case #
202300006

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
5:24:00.000
Time of incident
8:00:00.000
Filing year
2023
Submitted
21FEB24:16:45:00

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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.