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OSHA Injury Report: Pepper Source LTD.

Injury · Job transfer or restriction

At a glance

On , an injury at Pepper Source LTD. in 5800 Alma Hwy, Van Buren, AR 72956 resulted in job transfer or restriction. Employee was fabricator in cheese based salad dressing manufacturing.

Where did this happen?

Establishment
Pepper Source LTD.
Parent company
Pepper Source LTD
Street
5800 Alma Hwy
City
Van Buren
State
AR
ZIP
72956
On-site location
Maintenance Shop

What was the outcome?

Outcome
Job transfer or restriction (code 3)
Type
Injury (code 1)
Days restricted or transferred
184

Before the incident

welding

What happened

Dropped a filler rod while welding and when he tried to catch it he poked himself in the ear with the rod. Audiogram showed same results after healing.

Injury or illness

he poked himself in the ear with the rod. Audiogram showed same results after healing.

Object or substance involved

filler rod

Summary line

Droped a filler rod while welding and when he tried to catch it he poked himself in the ear with the rod. Audiogram showed same results after healing.

Employee and industry

Job description
Fabricator
SOC code
51-2099 — Assemblers and Fabricators, All Other
NAICS code
311941 — Cheese based salad dressing manufacturing
NAICS vintage
2022
Avg employees
253
Total hours worked
665604
EIN
721181338
Establishment ID
849185
Employer case #
6

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
6:00:00.000
Time of incident
13:40:00.000
Filing year
2023
Submitted
29JAN24:16:02:00

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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.