Sioux City, IA —
OSHA Injury Report: Palmer Candy Bluff
Injury · Days away from work
At a glance
On , an injury at Palmer Candy Bluff in Sioux City, IA 51103 resulted in days away from work. Employee was cream Room in nuts, chocolate covered, made from purchased chocolate.
Where did this happen?
- Establishment
- Palmer Candy Bluff
- Parent company
- Palmer Candy
- Street
- 311 Bluff Street
- City
- Sioux City
- State
- IA
- ZIP
- 51103
- On-site location
- Cream Room
What was the outcome?
- Outcome
- Days away from work (code 2)
- Type
- Injury (code 1)
- Days away from work
- 3
Before the incident
Employee was removing recycle pump cooking kettle 2
What happened
Employee removed the recycling pipe on the cooking kettle 2 in the cream room and stuck right ring finger in the air actuator valve with the valve in the open position
Injury or illness
Amputation of the tip of his right ring finger
Object or substance involved
Air Actuator Valve
Summary line
Amputation of Right Middle Finger when Employee removed the recycling pipe on the cooking kettle 2 in the cream room and stuck left ring finger in the air actuator valve with the valve in the open position.
Employee and industry
- Job description
- Cream Room
- SOC code
- 51-3092 — Food Batchmakers
- NAICS code
- 311352 — Nuts, chocolate covered, made from purchased chocolate
- NAICS vintage
- 2022
- Avg employees
- 131
- Total hours worked
- 252415
- EIN
- 420987933
- Establishment ID
- 1451718
- Employer case #
- 202500004
When (timing detail)
- Date of incident
- Shift started
- 5:30
- Time of incident
- 11:50
- Filing year
- 2025
- Submitted
- 06FEB26:15:54:00
Source
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.