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OSHA Injury Report: Nestle Purina St. Joseph Packers Ave

Injury · Job transfer or restriction

At a glance

On , an injury at Nestle Purina St. Joseph Packers Ave in 4502 Packers Ave, St . Joseph, MO 64504 resulted in job transfer or restriction. Employee was maintenance Mechanic in dog and cat food (e.g., canned, dry, frozen, semimoist), manufacturing.

Where did this happen?

Establishment
Nestle Purina St. Joseph Packers Ave
Street
4502 Packers Ave
City
St . Joseph
State
MO
ZIP
64504
On-site location
10oz Processing line

What was the outcome?

Outcome
Job transfer or restriction (code 3)
Type
Injury (code 1)
Days restricted or transferred
91

Before the incident

Employee was visually inspecting a sprocket at a conveyor belt

What happened

When moving the flashlight around to capture different angles during inspection employee 's hand got caught in between the sprocket and the interlock belt of the conveyor.

Injury or illness

Facture and laceration

Object or substance involved

Sprocket of a conveyor belt

Summary line

laceration and fracture to the 3-middle finger on the right hand

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
2022
Avg employees
290
Total hours worked
639130
Establishment ID
1068786
Employer case #
3

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
19:00
Time of incident
2:30
Filing year
2024
Submitted
04FEB2025:12:57:00

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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.