Fort Dodge, IA —
OSHA Injury Report: Nestle Purina Pet Care
Injury · Days away from work
At a glance
On , an injury at Nestle Purina Pet Care in Fort Dodge, IA 50501 resulted in days away from work. Employee was production Operator in dog and cat food (e.g., canned, dry, frozen, semimoist), manufacturing.
Where did this happen?
- Establishment
- Nestle Purina Pet Care
- Street
- 2400 5th Ave S
- City
- Fort Dodge
- State
- IA
- ZIP
- 50501
- On-site location
- Hydroflex area
What was the outcome?
- Outcome
- Days away from work (code 2)
- Type
- Injury (code 1)
- Days away from work
- 8
- Days restricted or transferred
- 42
Before the incident
Wrongfully attempting to clear a jammed can.
What happened
Without first stopping the moving equipment EE stuck their hand in to retrieve a jammed can and their fingers were caught in the equipment.
Injury or illness
EE fingers smashed resulting in fracture and a laceration.
Object or substance involved
Equipment entanglement due to incorrect interaction method
Summary line
EE got fingers caught in machinery resulting in fracture & stitches
Employee and industry
- 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 #
- 8
When (timing detail)
- Date of incident
- Time of incident
- 1:30
- Filing year
- 2024
- Submitted
- 01FEB2025:21:57:00
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.