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OSHA Injury Report: DSM-Firmenich

Injury · Other recordable case

On , an injury at DSM-Firmenich in New Ulm, MN 56073 resulted in other recordable case. Employee was tower Dryer in beverages, dietary, dairy and nondairy based.

Establishment
DSM-Firmenich
Parent company
DSM Firmenich
Street
100 N Valley St
City
New Ulm
State
MN
ZIP
56073
On-site location
Tower Dryer
Outcome
Other recordable case (code 4)
Type
Injury (code 1)

Assembling the CO2 Auger

When assembling the CO2 auger in the tower dryer for CIP the removable lid slipped out of his hand resulting in his right middle finger being caught between the lid and the base of the auger

Dislocated finger

CO2 Auger lid

Dislocated right middle finger from being pinched in between auger lid and base.

Job description
Tower Dryer
SOC code
51-9193 — Cooling and Freezing Equipment Operators and Tenders
NAICS code
311514 — Beverages, dietary, dairy and nondairy based
NAICS vintage
2022
Avg employees
117
Total hours worked
239960
EIN
952587943
Establishment ID
1080017
Employer case #
1
Date of incident
Shift started
22:00:00.000
Time of incident
3:00:00.000
Submitted
26JAN24:21:43:00

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.