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OSHA Injury Report: Butterball LLC

Injury · Other recordable case

At a glance

On , an injury at Butterball LLC in 411 N Main St, Carthage, MO 64836 resulted in other recordable case. Employee was machine tech in canning poultry (except baby and pet food).

Where did this happen?

Establishment
Butterball LLC
Parent company
Butterball LLC
Street
411 N Main St
City
Carthage
State
MO
ZIP
64836
On-site location
Flex pack near stuffer machine.

What was the outcome?

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

Before the incident

Using a tool to loosen the nut to do a plate check on the stuffer machine.

What happened

Pulling on the tool to loosen the nut to do a plate check on the stuffer machine lost balance and fell backwards hitting a metal pipe and injuring the back of her head.

Injury or illness

Laceration to the back of the head receiving 8 stapples and 4 sutures.

Object or substance involved

Metal pipe.

Summary line

Laceration to back of head from pipe on wall.

Employee and industry

Job description
Machine tech
SOC code
51-3099 — Food Processing Workers, All Other
NAICS code
311615 — Canning poultry (except baby and pet food)
NAICS vintage
2022
Avg employees
463
Total hours worked
934435
EIN
561458630
Establishment ID
889631
Employer case #
23-1814

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
8:00:00.000
Time of incident
15:09:00.000
Submitted
18JAN24:23:14:00

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Source

Data from OSHA ITA Form 300/301 electronic submissions, filing year unspecified. ITA Case Detail records are establishment-reported submissions, not OSHA inspections — no per-record IMIS deep link exists.