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OSHA Injury Report: Unverferth Manufacturing, Shell Rock Iowa Location

Injury · Other recordable case

At a glance

On , an injury at Unverferth Manufacturing, Shell Rock Iowa Location in 27612 Temple Avenue, Shell Rock, IA 50670 resulted in other recordable case. Employee was assembler Finisher in harvesting machinery and equipment, agriculture, manufacturing.

Where did this happen?

Establishment
Unverferth Manufacturing, Shell Rock Iowa Location
Parent company
Unverferth Manufacturing
Street
27612 Temple Avenue
City
Shell Rock
State
IA
ZIP
50670
On-site location
Pro-Force Department

What was the outcome?

Outcome
Other recordable case (code 4)
Type
Injury (code 1)

Before the incident

[REDACTED]

What happened

Lifting frame off a pallet with hoist using a barrel strap to flip part. Chain hook came off the frame allowing the weldment to fall scrapping the front of shin. Chain hook did not lock properly.

Injury or illness

Lower leg contusion

Object or substance involved

Stainless steel Pro-Force spinner frame (150lbs)

Summary line

Lower leg contusion

Employee and industry

Job description
Assembler Finisher
SOC code
51-2099 — Assemblers and Fabricators, All Other
NAICS code
333111 — Harvesting machinery and equipment, agriculture, manufacturing
NAICS vintage
2022
Avg employees
413
Total hours worked
938900
EIN
340936989
Establishment ID
53859
Employer case #
23-19

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
5:00:00.000
Time of incident
10:00:00.000
Submitted
26JAN24:16:24:00

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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.