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OSHA Injury Report: Kayem Foods, Inc

Injury · Days away from work

At a glance

On , an injury at Kayem Foods, Inc in 75 Arlington Street., Chelsea, MA 02150 resulted in days away from work. Employee was maintenance Mechanic in meats, fresh or chilled (except poultry and small game), frozen, made from purchased carcasses.

Where did this happen?

Establishment
Kayem Foods, Inc
Parent company
Kayem Foods, Inc
Street
75 Arlington Street.
City
Chelsea
State
MA
ZIP
02150
On-site location
Woburn Plant Outside

What was the outcome?

Outcome
Days away from work (code 2)
Type
Injury (code 1)
Days away from work
6
Days restricted or transferred
1

Before the incident

EE was moving empty v-mag buckets away from drains in order for drains to be cleaned when he felt something pull in his back. [REDACTED] completed his shift but called his supervisor on [REDACTED] and reported he was in a lot of pain and could not work on [REDACTED].

What happened

EE was moving empty v-mag buckets away from drains in order for drains to be cleaned when he felt something pull in his back. EE completed his shift but called his supervisor on [REDACTED] and reported he was in a lot of pain and could not work on [REDACTED].

Injury or illness

EE felt something pull on his back and felt pain

Object or substance involved

Unknown

Summary line

EE was moving empty v-mag buckets away from drains in order for drains to be cleaned when he felt something pull in his back. [REDACTED] completed his shift but called his supervisor on [REDACTED] and reported he was in a lot of pain and could not work on

Employee and industry

Job description
Maintenance Mechanic
SOC code
49-9041 — Industrial Machinery Mechanics
NAICS code
311612 — Meats, fresh or chilled (except poultry and small game), frozen, made from purchased carcasses
NAICS vintage
2022
Avg employees
302
Total hours worked
898080
EIN
42050089
Establishment ID
998577
Employer case #
W2023-23

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
6:00:00.000
Time of incident
6:30:00.000
Submitted
01MAR24:04:11:00

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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.