Hartwell, GA ·
OSHA Injury Report: Nestle Purina Pet Care
Injury · Days away from work
At a glance
On , an injury at Nestle Purina Pet Care in 266 Industrial Park Rd., Hartwell, GA 30643 resulted in days away from work. Employee was sanitation Operator in animal feed mills, dog and cat, manufacturing.
Where did this happen?
- Establishment
- Nestle Purina Pet Care
- Parent company
- Nestle Purina
- Street
- 266 Industrial Park Rd.
- City
- Hartwell
- State
- GA
- ZIP
- 30643
- On-site location
- Line 5/6 CIP Skid
What was the outcome?
- Outcome
- Days away from work (code 2)
- Type
- Injury (code 1)
- Days away from work
- 7
Before the incident
Operator was conducting sanitation on the line and preparing the caustic cleaning agent while fully suited up in protective clothing.
What happened
The operator had damaged eyeglasses that were constantly falling down. the operator got sweat in between the glasses and pushed their glasses up and away with their gloved hand that had caustic sanitizer residue on the glove. this introduced the residue into the eye.
Injury or illness
Temporary swelling to the eye
Object or substance involved
Caustic sanitizer
Summary line
Sanitation operator accidentally wiped caustic chemical sanitizer into their eye using their gloved hand.
Employee and industry
- Job description
- Sanitation Operator
- SOC code
- 53-7061: Cleaners of Vehicles and Equipment
- NAICS code
- 311111: Animal feed mills, dog and cat, manufacturing
- NAICS vintage
- 2022
- Employees at this establishment (2025 average)
- 970
- Hours worked at this establishment (2025 total)
- 1,752,476
- EIN
- 430470580
- Establishment ID
- 1071840
- Employer case #
- 2
When (timing detail)
- Date of incident
- Shift started
- 05:00
- Time of incident
- 06:30
- Filing year
- 2025
- Submitted to OSHA
- 2026-01-27
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Source
Data from OSHA ITA Form 300/301 electronic submissions, filing year 2025. ITA Case Detail records are establishment-reported submissions, not OSHA inspections, so no per-record IMIS deep link exists.
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