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OSHA Injury Report: Nestle Purina Pet Care

Other illness · Days away from work

On , an other illness at Nestle Purina Pet Care in Fort Dodge, IA 50501 resulted in days away from work. Employee was maintenance mechanic in dog and cat food (e.g., canned, dry, frozen, semimoist), manufacturing.

Establishment
Nestle Purina Pet Care
Street
2400 5th Ave S
City
Fort Dodge
State
IA
ZIP
50501
On-site location
High Speed Palletizer area
Outcome
Days away from work (code 2)
Type
Other illness (code 6)
Days away from work
4
Days restricted or transferred
53

Attempting to loosen bolt with use of a cheater bar

EE felt sharp pain while trying to loosen bolt

Tear in shoulder

Method used to loosen bolt

EE felt sharp pain in shoulder while attempting to loosen bolt.

Job description
Maintenance mechanic
SOC code
49-9041 — Industrial Machinery Mechanics
NAICS code
311111 — Dog and cat food (e.g., canned, dry, frozen, semimoist), manufacturing
NAICS vintage
2012
Avg employees
282
Total hours worked
624261
Establishment ID
1063221
Employer case #
6
Date of incident
Filing year
2024
Submitted
01FEB2025:21:45:00

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.