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OSHA Injury Report: Chattanooga Debone Plant

Injury · Days away from work

At a glance

On , an injury at Chattanooga Debone Plant in 1298 Peeples Street, Chattanooga, TN 37403 resulted in days away from work. Employee was manintenance in poultry slaughtering, dressing, and packing.

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Where did this happen?

Establishment
Chattanooga Debone Plant
Parent company
Pilgrims Pride
Street
1298 Peeples Street
City
Chattanooga
State
TN
ZIP
37403
On-site location
Marination

What was the outcome?

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

Before the incident

working

What happened

I got to work on [REDACTED] as normal I was working in my assigned area when I noticed a smell. My coworker [REDACTED] came down to help with a call and I expressed my concerns with him but he said he didn 't notice anything. Then around [REDACTED] one manager came down and asked if I noticed the smell of ammonia and then [REDACTED] called [REDACTED] down and he tested the area and found the leak. I told [REDACTED] multiple times that I didn 't fell good and I left and went to the hospital.

Injury or illness

EE voiced sore throat due to ammonia exposure

Object or substance involved

Ammonia

Summary line

Exposure

Employee and industry

Job description
Manintenance
SOC code
49-9041 — Industrial Machinery Mechanics
NAICS code
311615 — Poultry slaughtering, dressing, and packing
NAICS vintage
2022
Avg employees
677
Total hours worked
1453128
EIN
751285071
Establishment ID
1097248
Employer case #
104025

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
7:00
Time of incident
7:54
Filing year
2024
Submitted
28JAN2025:21:45:00

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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.