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OSHA Injury Report: Koch Foods Plant B

Injury · Days away from work

At a glance

On , an injury at Koch Foods Plant B in 635 Commerce Center Drive, Fairfield, OH 45014 resulted in days away from work. Employee was machine Operator in food, prepared, perishable, packaged for individual resale.

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Where did this happen?

Establishment
Koch Foods Plant B
Parent company
Koch Foods
Street
635 Commerce Center Drive
City
Fairfield
State
OH
ZIP
45014
On-site location
line 9 pack

What was the outcome?

Outcome
Days away from work (code 2)
Type
Injury (code 1)
Days away from work
166
Days restricted or transferred
14

Before the incident

Emptying bin from metal detector on mezzanine

What happened

employee when lifting full bin of chicken to dump on shaker conveyor felt strained chest muscle

Injury or illness

strained muscle and tendon of front wall of thorax

Object or substance involved

bin of chicken

Summary line

employee was lifting a metal box filled with chicken when she felt strain pull across her chest and shoulder

Employee and industry

Job description
Machine Operator
SOC code
51-9111 — Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders
NAICS code
311991 — Food, prepared, perishable, packaged for individual resale
NAICS vintage
2022
Avg employees
409
Total hours worked
598714
EIN
362924281
Establishment ID
1083054
Employer case #
6

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
6:30:00.000
Time of incident
12:25:00.000
Filing year
2023
Submitted
25JAN24:16:21:00

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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.