Altoona, IA —
OSHA Injury Report: Marzetti Manufacturing Company-Altoona
Injury · Days away from work
At a glance
On , an injury at Marzetti Manufacturing Company-Altoona in Altoona, IA 50009 resulted in days away from work. Employee was production Tech in frozen food entrees (except seafood based), packaged, manufacturing.
Where did this happen?
- Establishment
- Marzetti Manufacturing Company-Altoona
- Parent company
- Marzetti Manufacturing Company
- Street
- 803 8th St SW
- City
- Altoona
- State
- IA
- ZIP
- 50009
- On-site location
- Line 1 Cook Side
What was the outcome?
- Outcome
- Days away from work (code 2)
- Type
- Injury (code 1)
- Days away from work
- 20
- Days restricted or transferred
- 42
Before the incident
Installing the piston head onto the cylinder onto the cylinder of the wet batter pasta pump.
What happened
The pump unexpectedey cycled with the piston head seated on the shaft. The employees right middle finger tip was caught between the piston head the cyclinder.
Injury or illness
The employee had a amputation of the tip of the right middle finger in the area between the cuticle and the first knuckle.
Object or substance involved
The piston head and cylinder on the wet batter pasta pump caused the injury.
Summary line
While installing the piston head onto the cylinder of the wet-batter pasta pump on Line 1 the pump unexpectedly cycled with the piston seated on the shaft. The employee’s right middle fingertip was caught between the piston head and the cylinder resulti
Employee and industry
- Job description
- Production Tech
- SOC code
- 51-9199 — Production Workers, All Other
- NAICS code
- 311412 — Frozen food entrees (except seafood based), packaged, manufacturing
- NAICS vintage
- 2022
- Avg employees
- 157
- Total hours worked
- 274977
- EIN
- 844975284
- Establishment ID
- 1090919
- Employer case #
- 1
When (timing detail)
- Date of incident
- Shift started
- 23:00
- Time of incident
- 0:05
- Filing year
- 2025
- Submitted
- 06FEB26:16:55:00
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.