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OSHA Injury Report: Food Service

Injury · Days away from work

At a glance

On , an injury at Food Service in 125 Smith County Middle School Lane, Carthage, TN 37030 resulted in days away from work. Employee was cook in cafeteria food services contractors (e.g., government office cafeterias, hospital cafeterias, school cafeterias).

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Where did this happen?

Establishment
Food Service
Parent company
Smith County Board of Education
Street
125 Smith County Middle School Lane
City
Carthage
State
TN
ZIP
37030
On-site location
Defeated Elementary School kitchen

What was the outcome?

Outcome
Days away from work (code 2)
Type
Injury (code 1)
Days away from work
11

Before the incident

employee was serving breakfast

What happened

She turned to get more food and there was another employee behind her getting a dish crate down. The crate hit her on top of the head

Injury or illness

Head injury

Object or substance involved

crate full of dishes

Summary line

Employee was hit in the head accidentally by another employee carrying a crate that did not see her

Employee and industry

Job description
Cook
SOC code
35-2014 — Cooks, Restaurant
NAICS code
722310 — Cafeteria food services contractors (e.g., government office cafeterias, hospital cafeterias, school cafeterias)
NAICS vintage
2022
Avg employees
37
Total hours worked
55000
EIN
626000850
Establishment ID
176076
Employer case #
1

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
6:30:00.000
Time of incident
7:30:00.000
Filing year
2023
Submitted
22JAN24:18:20:00

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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.