OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221381635

NESTLE PURINA PETCARE

DAVENPORT, IA· 2021-07-21T00:00:00

Event: Air Pressure, Bin, Breathing, Chemical, Chemical Exposure, Chest, Dust, Dust Inhalation, Flying Object, Food processing, High Pressure, High Pressure Pipe, Hose, Inhalation, Lockout, Lockout/Tagout, Lung, Manufacturing, Non-PEL Overexposure, Overexposure, Pressure, Pressure Release, Production Line, Respiratory, Respiratory Tract, Trachea
NAICS: 311111
Inspection type: Referral
Activity number: #345445910
Employer profile: NESTLE PURINA PETCARE
Summary number: 221381635
Report ID: 0751910

Event description

Employee sustains lungs, trachea damage from dust exposure

Investigation abstract

At 8:30 p.m. on July 21, 2021, an employee working as a machine operator for a dog and cat food manufacturer was servicing a production line in Building 47. The employee climbed to the batching mezzanine to change the supply line to another bin. The employee removed a hose while the product was being transported. Trace minerals being propelled by the 80 pound per square inch (psi) hose were released into the area causing a dust-out. The employee was hospitalized to treat damage to his respiratory system including his lungs and trachea.

Victim

#1 Hospitalized Age 37 M

Event type
8

Occupation code
777

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