Sioux City, IA ·
OSHA Injury Report: Palmer Candy Company Hwy 75
Injury · Job transfer or restriction
At a glance
On , an injury at Palmer Candy Company Hwy 75 in 2600 Hwy 75, Sioux City, IA 51105 resulted in job transfer or restriction. Employee was line Operator in nuts, chocolate covered, made from purchased chocolate.
Where did this happen?
- Establishment
- Palmer Candy Company Hwy 75
- Parent company
- Palmer Candy Company
- Street
- 2600 Hwy 75
- City
- Sioux City
- State
- IA
- ZIP
- 51105
- On-site location
- Repack
What was the outcome?
- Outcome
- Job transfer or restriction (code 3)
- Type
- Injury (code 1)
- Days restricted or transferred
- 55
Before the incident
Loading film into machine.
What happened
Film feed got caught up on hole punch and Team Member reached around guard to pull film though. The heat seal jaws cycled crushing left middle fingertip.
Injury or illness
Crushing Caught Between
Object or substance involved
Heat seal jaws.
Summary line
Film got caught on hole punch. Team member reached around guard to clear jam got fingertips caught by cycling heat seal jaws.
Employee and industry
- Job description
- Line Operator
- SOC code
- 51-9111: Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders
- NAICS code
- 311352: Nuts, chocolate covered, made from purchased chocolate
- NAICS vintage
- 2022
- Employees at this establishment (2024 average)
- 177
- Hours worked at this establishment (2024 total)
- 136,730
- EIN
- 420987933
- Establishment ID
- 1289538
- Employer case #
- 3
When (timing detail)
- Date of incident
- Shift started
- 06:30
- Time of incident
- 16:00
- Filing year
- 2024
- Submitted to OSHA
- 2025-02-21
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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, so no per-record IMIS deep link exists.
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