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OSHA Injury Report: Hawkeye Smokehouse Partners

Injury · Other recordable case

At a glance

On , an injury at Hawkeye Smokehouse Partners in 3800 West Avenue, Burlington, IA 52601 resulted in other recordable case. Employee was packaging Technician in meats (except poultry), cured or smoked, made from purchased carcasses.

Where did this happen?

Establishment
Hawkeye Smokehouse Partners
Parent company
Western Smokehouse Partners
Street
3800 West Avenue
City
Burlington
State
IA
ZIP
52601
On-site location
Packaging Dock

What was the outcome?

Outcome
Other recordable case (code 4)
Type
Injury (code 1)

Before the incident

Employee was catching packaged meat sticks on the RTE packaging dock.

What happened

The employee tried to swipe bad sticks into the lug beneath the conveyor belt when the belt closed on her right thumb.

Injury or illness

Employee suffered a right hand injury more specifically soreness to her right thumb.

Object or substance involved

A metal detector belt closed on the employees right hand.

Summary line

Pain in right thumb and right wrist from metal detector belt closing on right hand

Employee and industry

Job description
Packaging Technician
SOC code
51-3022 — Meat, Poultry, and Fish Cutters and Trimmers
NAICS code
311612 — Meats (except poultry), cured or smoked, made from purchased carcasses
NAICS vintage
2022
Avg employees
222
Total hours worked
326516
EIN
831942658
Establishment ID
1065365
Employer case #
5

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
14:42
Time of incident
21:50
Filing year
2024
Submitted
20JAN2025:04:25:00

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Source

Data from OSHA ITA Form 300/301 electronic submissions, filing year 2024. ITA Case Detail records are establishment-reported submissions, not OSHA inspections — no per-record IMIS deep link exists.