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OSHA Injury Report: Nestle Mt. Sterling

Other illness · Days away from work

At a glance

On , an other illness at Nestle Mt. Sterling in 150 Oak Grove Drive, Mt. Sterling, KY 40353 resulted in days away from work. Employee was palletizer Associate in frozen pizza manufacturing.

Where did this happen?

Establishment
Nestle Mt. Sterling
Parent company
Nestle Holdings, Inc.
Street
150 Oak Grove Drive
City
Mt. Sterling
State
KY
ZIP
40353
On-site location
Auto-Palletizer; Manufacturing - Packing Area

What was the outcome?

Outcome
Days away from work (code 2)
Type
Other illness (code 6)
Days away from work
180

Before the incident

EE states he was inside line 6 palletizer fixing cases that fell of pallet when stepped off palletizer to exit machine felt his right knee pop. TL states associate was performing routine task. Tread on shoes is good floor was clean and dry.

What happened

EE states he was inside line 6 palletizer fixing cases that fell of pallet when stepped off palletizer to exit machine felt his right knee pop. TL states associate was performing routine task. Tread on shoes is good floor was clean and dry.

Injury or illness

MSD from manual handling awkward postures or repetitive tasks Lower limb (including pelvis hip thigh leg knee)

Object or substance involved

unknown

Summary line

EE states he was inside line 6 palletizer fixing cases that fell of pallet when stepped off palletizer to exit machine felt his right knee pop. TL states associate was performing routine task. Tread on shoes is good floor was clean and dry.

Employee and industry

Job description
Palletizer Associate
SOC code
53-7062 — Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand
NAICS code
311412 — Frozen pizza manufacturing
NAICS vintage
2022
Avg employees
1047
Total hours worked
1879340
Establishment ID
1207513
Employer case #
3404830014

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
4:00:00.000
Time of incident
5:20:00.000
Submitted
01MAR24:18:56:00

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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.