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OSHA Injury Report: Nestle Purina Pet Care

Injury · Other recordable case

On , an injury at Nestle Purina Pet Care in Fort Dodge, IA 50501 resulted in other recordable case. Employee was production Operator 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
Meat Batching
Outcome
Other recordable case (code 4)
Type
Injury (code 1)

Attempting to clear plugged auger after instructed by supervisor to stop.

EE smashed R thumb between pry bar and auger lid clamp.

Thumb nail smashed and bone protruded through nail bed.

Pry bar smashing thumb against auger lid clamp

EE smashed R thumb between pry bar and auger lid clamp.

Job description
Production Operator
SOC code
51-3099 — Food Processing Workers, All Other
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 #
7
Date of incident
Time of incident
23:05
Filing year
2024
Submitted
01FEB2025:21:49:00

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.