Hereford, TX —
OSHA Injury Report: Nestle Purina Pet Car (Merrick Pet Care)
Injury · Days away from work
At a glance
On , an injury at Nestle Purina Pet Car (Merrick Pet Care) in Hereford, TX 79045 resulted in days away from work. Employee was coating Operator in animal feeds, prepared, dog and cat, manufacturing.
Where did this happen?
- Establishment
- Nestle Purina Pet Car (Merrick Pet Care)
- Parent company
- Nestle Purina Hereford Operation (Merrick Pet Care)
- Street
- 110 Merrick Lane
- City
- Hereford
- State
- TX
- ZIP
- 79045
- On-site location
- Dry Plant
What was the outcome?
- Outcome
- Days away from work (code 2)
- Type
- Injury (code 1)
- Days away from work
- 1
- Days restricted or transferred
- 2
Before the incident
Preparing to assist in unlocking a rotary valve
What happened
When assisting maintenance with a rotary valve blockage -EE pushed valve from back while Maintenance pulled from the front and EE caught finger between flange and rotary mounting.
Injury or illness
Avulsion of right middle finger
Object or substance involved
flange on rear end of the rotary valve
Summary line
Avulsion right middle finger
Employee and industry
- Job description
- Coating Operator
- SOC code
- 9999 — Uncoded
- NAICS code
- 311111 — Animal feeds, prepared, dog and cat, manufacturing
- NAICS vintage
- 2022
- Avg employees
- 354
- Total hours worked
- 858923
- EIN
- 201282570
- Establishment ID
- 1085670
- Employer case #
- 3459199725
When (timing detail)
- Date of incident
- Shift started
- 17:00
- Time of incident
- 2:50
- Filing year
- 2024
- Submitted
- 29JAN2025:20:13:00
Source
Data from OSHA ITA Form 300/301 electronic submissions, filing year 2024. ITA Case Detail records are establishment-reported submissions, not OSHA inspections — no per-record IMIS deep link exists.