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OSHA Injury Report: Essentia - Harlan

Injury · Job transfer or restriction

At a glance

On , an injury at Essentia - Harlan in 1347 IA-44, Harlan, IA 51537 resulted in job transfer or restriction. Employee was production Lead in broth (except seafood) canning.

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Where did this happen?

Establishment
Essentia - Harlan
Parent company
Essentia Proteins Solutions
Street
1347 IA-44
City
Harlan
State
IA
ZIP
51537
On-site location
Cooler

What was the outcome?

Outcome
Job transfer or restriction (code 3)
Type
Injury (code 1)
Days restricted or transferred
4

Before the incident

Loading materials into machine

What happened

Bent over to grab a wood ballet to move it and felt sharp pain in back

Injury or illness

strain to back

Object or substance involved

Motion of bending over

Summary line

Strain to back caused from bending over

Employee and industry

Job description
Production Lead
SOC code
51-3099 — Food Processing Workers, All Other
NAICS code
311422 — Broth (except seafood) canning
NAICS vintage
2022
Avg employees
77
Total hours worked
157469
Establishment ID
520498
Employer case #
IN-2023051

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
18:00:00.000
Time of incident
18:45:00.000
Filing year
2023
Submitted
19JAN24:16:04:00

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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.