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OSHA Injury Report: Plant Three

Injury · Job transfer or restriction

At a glance

On , an injury at Plant Three in 1357 Hoeschler Drive, Sparta, WI 54656 resulted in job transfer or restriction. Employee was filler Operator in condensed, evaporated or powdered whey, manufacturing.

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Where did this happen?

Establishment
Plant Three
Parent company
Century Foods International
Street
1357 Hoeschler Drive
City
Sparta
State
WI
ZIP
54656
On-site location
Plant 3 wet wash room

What was the outcome?

Outcome
Job transfer or restriction (code 3)
Type
Injury (code 1)
Days restricted or transferred
6

Before the incident

Employee was conducting sanitation activities with 2 rare earth magnets at same time at sink during system cleaning.

What happened

Employee bumped one magnet while in close proximity causing magnetic pull to trap finger between magnets.

Injury or illness

Left ring fingertip fracture and laceration

Object or substance involved

2 rare earth magnets

Summary line

Left ring fingertip fracture and laceration when caught between 2 magnets during sanitation

Employee and industry

Job description
Filler Operator
SOC code
51-9111 — Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders
NAICS code
311514 — Condensed, evaporated or powdered whey, manufacturing
NAICS vintage
2022
Avg employees
127
Total hours worked
254342
EIN
410319970
Establishment ID
84768
Employer case #
23-03-06

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
5:15:00.000
Time of incident
11:40:00.000
Filing year
2023
Submitted
06FEB24:14:50:00

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Source

Data from OSHA ITA Form 300/301 electronic submissions, filing year 2023. ITA Case Detail records are establishment-reported submissions, not OSHA inspections — no per-record IMIS deep link exists.