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OSHA Injury Report: Nortera Foods Fairwater

Injury · Other recordable case

At a glance

On , an injury at Nortera Foods Fairwater in 101 Kennedy Street, Fairwater, WI 53931 resulted in other recordable case. Employee was mechanic in frozen fruit and vegetable processing.

Where did this happen?

Establishment
Nortera Foods Fairwater
Parent company
Nortera Foods INC
Street
101 Kennedy Street
City
Fairwater
State
WI
ZIP
53931
On-site location
Warehouse Shop

What was the outcome?

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

Before the incident

EE was using a grinder to make a safety guard

What happened

EE was grinding when a small metal piece came off and went around his safety glasses and landed on his left eye.

Injury or illness

Conjunctive and corneal abrasion on left eye from small metal piece

Object or substance involved

Grinder-metal

Summary line

EE was making a safety guard for a conveyor and was using a grinder when a piece metal piece bounced and went around his safety glasses and embedded on his left eye.

Employee and industry

Job description
Mechanic
SOC code
49-9041 — Industrial Machinery Mechanics
NAICS code
311411 — Frozen fruit and vegetable processing
NAICS vintage
2022
Avg employees
130
Total hours worked
351072
EIN
454770767
Establishment ID
1154733
Employer case #
WC413-F488

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
6:00:00.000
Time of incident
11:30:00.000
Filing year
2023
Submitted
23FEB24:16:53:00

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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.