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OSHA Injury Report: Nestle Purina Pet Care

Injury · Job transfer or restriction

At a glance

On , an injury at Nestle Purina Pet Care in 2400 5th Ave S, Fort Dodge, IA 50501 resulted in job transfer or restriction. Employee was production Operator in dog and cat food (e.g., canned, dry, frozen, semimoist), manufacturing.

Where did this happen?

Establishment
Nestle Purina Pet Care
Street
2400 5th Ave S
City
Fort Dodge
State
IA
ZIP
50501
On-site location
Meat Batching

What was the outcome?

Outcome
Job transfer or restriction (code 3)
Type
Injury (code 1)
Days restricted or transferred
109

Before the incident

Picking meat blocks up from floor and putting back onto pallet

What happened

While picking meat blocks up from floor individual approached PIT as they PIT operator lowered the forklift platens unaware the individual was approaching.

Injury or illness

Bruising Contusion to top of L foot

Object or substance involved

Forklift platen

Summary line

EE had platens of PIT sat on L foot

Employee and industry

Job description
Production Operator
SOC code
51-3099 — Food Processing Workers, All Other
NAICS code
311111 — Dog and cat food (e.g., canned, dry, frozen, semimoist), manufacturing
NAICS vintage
2012
Avg employees
282
Total hours worked
624261
Establishment ID
1063221
Employer case #
1

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Time of incident
1:00
Filing year
2024
Submitted
01FEB2025:21:26:00

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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.