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OSHA Injury Report: West Liberty Foods, LLC

Injury · Days away from work

At a glance

On , an injury at West Liberty Foods, LLC in 207 W 2nd St, West Liberty, IA 52776 resulted in days away from work. Employee was maintenance in poultry slaughtering, dressing, and packing.

Where did this happen?

Establishment
West Liberty Foods, LLC
Parent company
West Liberty Foods
Street
207 W 2nd St
City
West Liberty
State
IA
ZIP
52776
On-site location
Plant - 150 Shop

What was the outcome?

Outcome
Days away from work (code 2)
Type
Injury (code 1)
Days away from work
3

Before the incident

Wedling

What happened

Welding and he had lifted his helmet to steady his hand and when he started to arc the welder before he lowered the helmet

Injury or illness

Flash burn

Object or substance involved

Flash from arc

Summary line

While welding he was exposed to flash 3-5 times

Employee and industry

Job description
Maintenance
SOC code
49-9041 — Industrial Machinery Mechanics
NAICS code
311615 — Poultry slaughtering, dressing, and packing
NAICS vintage
2022
Avg employees
871
Total hours worked
2062012
EIN
200793410
Establishment ID
691293
Employer case #
12

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
18:00:00.000
Time of incident
3:00:00.000
Filing year
2023
Submitted
29JAN24:16:36:00

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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.