MONMOUTH, ILLINOIS—
MIDWESTERN PET FOODS, INC.
Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part · Dislocation of joints
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury at MIDWESTERN PET FOODS, INC. , 617 S D Street, MONMOUTH, ILLINOIS 61462 on — Dislocation of joints, affecting the shoulder(s), including clavicle(s), scapula(e).
Final narrative
An employee was guiding a forklift operator through the warehouse with a work platform when the work platform became caught on a pallet of animal food and slid off of the forks of the forklift and on top of the employee. The employee suffered a dislocated left shoulder and possible shoulder fracture.
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MONMOUTH, ILLINOIS—
Midwestern Pet Foods, Inc.
On May 20, 2025, an employee was in a one-person aerial lift to take an environmental swab near an exhaust fan mounted in an exterior wall approximately 15 feet high. As they were taking the sample, the swab was pulled into the fan along with the employee's right hand, resulting in amputations of the thumb and the index and middle fingers.
CHICKASHA, OKLAHOMA—
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Two employees were troubleshooting a palletizer. The injured employee was clearing the work area when the machine was cycled and their right leg was caught in the machine. The employee sustained a fractured ankle.
MONMOUTH, ILLINOIS—
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On June 21, 2024, a maintenance employee was setting up a palletizing machine preparing for the plant to resume production following a planned shutdown. The employee attempted to correct the machine's location by kicking it into position. The employee lost their balance and fell to the floor, fracturing their pelvis. The employee was hospitalized.
MONMOUTH, ILLINOIS—
MIDWESTERN PET FOODS, INC.
At 2:06 a.m. on February 3, 2023, an employee was cleaning an extruder system. The employee accessed the second-level work platform to open the lids to access the auger screw used to transfer raw food to the food conditioner. As the employee was using a water hose to clean the auger, their left hand slipped from the auger's housing and into the auger opening. The auger amputated four of the employee's fingers below the first knuckle and the employee was hospitalized.
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