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OSHA Injury Report: Nestle Purina Pet Care

Other illness · Days away from work

At a glance

On , an other illness at Nestle Purina Pet Care in 2400 5th Ave S, Fort Dodge, IA 50501 resulted in days away from work. Employee was maintenance mechanic 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
High Speed Palletizer area

What was the outcome?

Outcome
Days away from work (code 2)
Type
Other illness (code 6)
Days away from work
4
Days restricted or transferred
53

Before the incident

Attempting to loosen bolt with use of a cheater bar

What happened

EE felt sharp pain while trying to loosen bolt

Injury or illness

Tear in shoulder

Object or substance involved

Method used to loosen bolt

Summary line

EE felt sharp pain in shoulder while attempting to loosen bolt.

Employee and industry

Job description
Maintenance mechanic
SOC code
49-9041 — Industrial Machinery Mechanics
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 #
6

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Filing year
2024
Submitted
01FEB2025:21:45:00

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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.