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OSHA Injury Report: South Ice Cream Plant

Injury · Days away from work

On , an injury at South Ice Cream Plant in Le Mars, IA 51031 resulted in days away from work. Employee was mECH TECH in ice cream manufacturing.

Establishment
South Ice Cream Plant
Parent company
Wells Enterprises Inc
Street
1191 18th Street SW
City
Le Mars
State
IA
ZIP
51031
On-site location
SICP
Outcome
Days away from work (code 2)
Type
Injury (code 1)
Days away from work
14
Days restricted or transferred
61

EE install motor gearbox when gear box slipped and he tried the catch it Smashed his hand between the floor and gearbox

Working on chase way track to the freezer for 5 quart 1 When working on the track he smashed his hand

Crushing

Other Gearbox fell from the conveyor and employee tried to catch it

CrushingHandRightMultiple FingersOther Gearbox fell from the conveyor and employee tried to catch it

Job description
MECH TECH
SOC code
49-9071 — Maintenance and Repair Workers, General
NAICS code
311520 — Ice cream manufacturing
NAICS vintage
2012
Avg employees
1376
Total hours worked
2768285
EIN
421080796
Establishment ID
60321
Employer case #
WC2025140
Date of incident
Shift started
17:00
Time of incident
2:50
Filing year
2025
Submitted
30JAN26:19:16:00

Data from OSHA ITA Form 300/301 electronic submissions, filing year 2025. ITA Case Detail records are establishment-reported submissions, not OSHA inspections — no per-record IMIS deep link exists.