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OSHA Injury Report: Barrett Petfood Innovations Brainerd

Injury · Job transfer or restriction

At a glance

On , an injury at Barrett Petfood Innovations Brainerd in 1348 HWY 25, Brainerd, MN 56401 resulted in job transfer or restriction. Employee was raw Ingredient Processor in pet food, dog and cat, manufacturing.

Where did this happen?

Establishment
Barrett Petfood Innovations Brainerd
Parent company
Barrett Ag Service, Inc.
Street
1348 HWY 25
City
Brainerd
State
MN
ZIP
56401
On-site location
Meat room on grinder

What was the outcome?

Outcome
Job transfer or restriction (code 3)
Type
Injury (code 1)
Days restricted or transferred
67

Before the incident

Worker was using paddle to push meat blocks around in the grinder

What happened

When one of the meat blocks being moved around kicked back it caused the paddle to jerk and push the workers left shoulder back. This caused a sharp pain un their shoulder

Injury or illness

Left shoulder developed a sharp pain shoulder strain

Object or substance involved

frozen chunk of blocked meat

Summary line

Worker was using a paddle to adjust blocks of meat in grinder when one kicked back causing the paddle to push his upper left shoulder causing a sharp pain.

Employee and industry

Job description
Raw Ingredient Processor
SOC code
51-3099 — Food Processing Workers, All Other
NAICS code
311111 — Pet food, dog and cat, manufacturing
NAICS vintage
2022
Avg employees
142
Total hours worked
249265
EIN
411572322
Establishment ID
1135269
Employer case #
6

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
21:58
Time of incident
22:00
Filing year
2024
Submitted
28FEB2025:16:12:00

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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.