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OSHA Injury Report: FOODWAY, INC

Injury · Days away from work

At a glance

On , an injury at FOODWAY, INC in 2205 TEXAS AVE., SHREVEPORT, LA 71103 resulted in days away from work. Employee was meat Handler in beef, primal and sub-primal cuts, made from purchased carcasses.

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Where did this happen?

Establishment
FOODWAY, INC
Street
2205 TEXAS AVE.
City
SHREVEPORT
State
LA
ZIP
71103
On-site location
Area 1 Station 2

What was the outcome?

Outcome
Days away from work (code 2)
Type
Injury (code 1)
Days away from work
79

Before the incident

Cutting meat on the bandsaw at [REDACTED] in [REDACTED].

What happened

A couple of small meat scraps had accumulated on the bandsaw sled close to the blade. The worker decided to clear the scraps without turning off the saw first. When worker reached around the blade to remove scraps the right thumb bumped into the moving saw blade.

Injury or illness

Laceration-Cut to the right Thumb.

Object or substance involved

Bandsaw Blade

Summary line

Laceration-Cut to Right Thumb when got too close to bandsaw while removing scraps of trimmed meat.

Employee and industry

Job description
Meat Handler
SOC code
51-3021 — Butchers and Meat Cutters
NAICS code
311612 — Beef, primal and sub-primal cuts, made from purchased carcasses
NAICS vintage
2022
Avg employees
31
Total hours worked
41680
EIN
721080910
Establishment ID
946220
Employer case #
293457

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
6:00:00.000
Time of incident
8:30:00.000
Filing year
2023
Submitted
08JAN24:15:17:00

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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.