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OSHA Injury Report: Glanbia Gooding Cheese and Whey Plant

Injury · Job transfer or restriction

At a glance

On , an injury at Glanbia Gooding Cheese and Whey Plant in 1728 S 2300 E, Gooding, ID, 83330, Gooding, ID 83330 resulted in job transfer or restriction. Employee was robot Operator in cheese (except cottage cheese) manufacturing.

Where did this happen?

Establishment
Glanbia Gooding Cheese and Whey Plant
Parent company
Glanbia Foods Inc.
Street
1728 S 2300 E, Gooding, ID, 83330
City
Gooding
State
ID
ZIP
83330
On-site location
Ground level of pallet racks in warehouse A

What was the outcome?

Outcome
Job transfer or restriction (code 3)
Type
Injury (code 1)
Days restricted or transferred
20

Before the incident

Operator was preparing for the start of the shift and noticed that she needed more large tote covers for the work area. She went to retrieve a box of them from the pallet on the ground level of the warehouse racks.

What happened

As Operator was removing the box from the pallet it slipped from her hands and fell behind the pallet. She reached for the box and tugged on it to replace it on the pallet. At this point she felt a pop in her back. The pain was minor so she continued to work. As the night went on the pain slowly worsened.

Injury or illness

Lower Back Strain

Object or substance involved

Lifting a heavy box

Summary line

Lower Back Strain

Employee and industry

Job description
Robot Operator
SOC code
9999 — Uncoded
NAICS code
311513 — Cheese (except cottage cheese) manufacturing
NAICS vintage
2022
Avg employees
301
Total hours worked
606164
EIN
820264195
Establishment ID
1227554
Employer case #
9208

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
18:00:00.000
Time of incident
19:00:00.000
Filing year
2023
Submitted
05MAR24:20:19:00

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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.