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OSHA Injury Report: Northern Pelagic Group LLC

Injury · Death

At a glance

On , an injury at Northern Pelagic Group LLC in 100 Maplewood Drive, Hazle Township, PA 18202 resulted in death. Employee was st shift production in animal feeds, prepared, dog and cat, manufacturing.

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Where did this happen?

Establishment
Northern Pelagic Group LLC
Parent company
Norpel LLC
Street
100 Maplewood Drive
City
Hazle Township
State
PA
ZIP
18202
On-site location
Freezer Storage Racking Norpel Pa Hazle Township Pa

What was the outcome?

Outcome
Death (code 1)
Type
Injury (code 1)
Date of death

Before the incident

The EE was inventorying pallets visually to verify the physical location and item to the data in the system. As the operator of the High reach elevated this EE while they were in a caged platform. to the 3rd and 4th level. The EE stepped off of the platform and out of the cage onto a rack to get a closer look at the pallet label. The EE was not following protocol and did tether to an anchor but was Wareing their fall protection harness.

What happened

The EE tried to return to the platform but slipped and fell 20 feet to the floor surface.

Injury or illness

EE sustained a serious head should and rib cage injury that resulted in their death.

Object or substance involved

Concrete Floor

Summary line

Head Serious injury sustained after falling from Platform while elevated

Employee and industry

Job description
st shift production
SOC code
9999 — Uncoded
NAICS code
311111 — Animal feeds, prepared, dog and cat, manufacturing
NAICS vintage
2022
Avg employees
110
Total hours worked
88273
EIN
450481134
Establishment ID
1244179
Employer case #
2314

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
5:00:00.000
Time of incident
13:15:00.000
Filing year
2023
Submitted
10JUN24:20:39:00

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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.