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OSHA Injury Report: Gemstone Foods LLC. Florence

Injury · Days away from work

At a glance

On , an injury at Gemstone Foods LLC. Florence in 700 s wood ave, Florence, AL 35630 resulted in days away from work. Employee was iQF Stacker in chickens, processing, fresh, frozen, canned, or cooked (except baby and pet food).

Where did this happen?

Establishment
Gemstone Foods LLC. Florence
Parent company
Gemstone Foods
Street
700 s wood ave
City
Florence
State
AL
ZIP
35630
On-site location
IQF 1 Stack off area

What was the outcome?

Outcome
Days away from work (code 2)
Type
Injury (code 1)
Days away from work
39
Days restricted or transferred
28

Before the incident

He stated that he was stacking boxes of product on a pallet in [REDACTED] 1.

What happened

He stated that when he lifted the box approx. 40 lbs. above his shoulder to stack on the last course of the pallet he felt a burning sensation in his left groin area.

Injury or illness

left side inguinal hernia.

Object or substance involved

Unknown Injury occurred during performance of regular tasking.

Summary line

Left inguinal hernia while lifting a 40-pound box of product.

Employee and industry

Job description
IQF Stacker
SOC code
51-3022 — Meat, Poultry, and Fish Cutters and Trimmers
NAICS code
311615 — Chickens, processing, fresh, frozen, canned, or cooked (except baby and pet food)
NAICS vintage
2022
Avg employees
174
Total hours worked
306818
EIN
453587389
Establishment ID
1066405
Employer case #
2303

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
6:55:00.000
Time of incident
13:00:00.000
Submitted
24JAN24:19:21:00

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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.