OSHA Injury Report: Nestle Purina Support Center

At a glance

Where did this happen?

What was the outcome?

Before the incident

The employee was utilizing a chip scrapper to level metal stainless chips.

What happened

The injured employee is periodically required to use the chip scraper (Pictured below) to level out the metal chip bin to prevent metal chips from getting wrapped back into the machine. During this routine process the employee pulled the chip scraper throught the fencing and they placed their hand further down the handle of the chip scraper and grabbed a metal chip that was unknowingly pulled with the tool sustaining a half inch laceration to the right index finger. The employee was taken to a local urgent care where they received 5 stitches a preventative tetanus shot and an antibacterial ointment.

Injury or illness

The employee sustained a half inch laceration to the right index finger. The employee was taken to a local urgent care where they received 5 stitches a preventative tetanus shot and an antibacterial ointment.

Object or substance involved

A metal fabricated Chip Scrapper (garden hoe)

Summary line

Half inch laceration on right index finger requiring 5 stiches.

Employee and industry

When (timing detail)

Source

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