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OSHA Injury Report: Prairie Farms Dairy

Injury · Other recordable case

At a glance

On , an injury at Prairie Farms Dairy in 3510 Central Avenue, Dubuque, IA 52001 resulted in other recordable case. Employee was plant Maintenance in milk processing (e.g., bottling, homogenizing, pasteurizing, vitaminizing) manufacturing.

Where did this happen?

Establishment
Prairie Farms Dairy
Parent company
Prairie Farms Dairy Dubuque
Street
3510 Central Avenue
City
Dubuque
State
IA
ZIP
52001
On-site location
Prairie Farms Dubuque Plant

What was the outcome?

Outcome
Other recordable case (code 4)
Type
Injury (code 1)

Before the incident

Fixing agitator for receiving

What happened

Attempting to remove agitator off of the assembly from bays 3 & 4. While trying to get the agitator apart the agitator shifted pinching left middle fingers top knuckle inside crease on the impellar.

Injury or illness

Left Middle Finger Laceration

Object or substance involved

Agitator impeller

Summary line

Fixing agitator for receiving removing agitator off assembly bays 3 & 4 agitator shifted pinching left middle finger and knuckle inside crease of impellar.

Employee and industry

Job description
Plant Maintenance
SOC code
49-9041 — Industrial Machinery Mechanics
NAICS code
311511 — Milk processing (e.g., bottling, homogenizing, pasteurizing, vitaminizing) manufacturing
NAICS vintage
2012
Avg employees
218
Total hours worked
422301
EIN
370811846
Establishment ID
69930
Employer case #
2025-3

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
5:00
Time of incident
7:30
Filing year
2025
Submitted
15JAN26:21:17:00

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Source

Data from OSHA ITA Form 300/301 electronic submissions, filing year 2025. ITA Case Detail records are establishment-reported submissions, not OSHA inspections — no per-record IMIS deep link exists.