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OSHA Injury Report: Chef Merito LLC

Injury · Job transfer or restriction

At a glance

On , an injury at Chef Merito LLC in 7915 Sepulveda Blvd., Van Nuys, CA 91405 resulted in job transfer or restriction. Employee was production Worker in spices and spice mix manufacturing.

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Where did this happen?

Establishment
Chef Merito LLC
Parent company
Chef Merito LLC
Street
7915 Sepulveda Blvd.
City
Van Nuys
State
CA
ZIP
91405
On-site location
Jar Line

What was the outcome?

Outcome
Job transfer or restriction (code 3)
Type
Injury (code 1)
Days restricted or transferred
73

Before the incident

Employee was transferring cases from the conveyor belt onto the pallet.

What happened

Employee was transferring cases from the conveyor belt onto the pallet and placed finger close to the conveyor belt bracket (machine guard) and her middle finger was slightly caught.

Injury or illness

Crushing injury on right middle finger crushing on right ring finger.

Object or substance involved

Conveyor belt bracket (machine guard)

Summary line

Right Middle Finger caught on a Conveyor belt

Employee and industry

Job description
Production Worker
SOC code
9999 — Uncoded
NAICS code
311942 — Spices and spice mix manufacturing
NAICS vintage
2022
Avg employees
95
Total hours worked
250000
EIN
954046124
Establishment ID
1027271
Employer case #
29

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
6:00:00.000
Time of incident
7:30:00.000
Filing year
2023
Submitted
01MAR24:23:01:00

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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.