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OSHA Injury Report: Faribault Foods LLC

Injury · Job transfer or restriction

At a glance

On , an injury at Faribault Foods LLC in 3401 Park Ave NW, Faribault, MN 55021 resulted in job transfer or restriction. Employee was maintenance Fabricator in canning fruits and vegetables.

Where did this happen?

Establishment
Faribault Foods LLC
Parent company
Faribault Foods
Street
3401 Park Ave NW
City
Faribault
State
MN
ZIP
55021
On-site location
Fab Shop

What was the outcome?

Outcome
Job transfer or restriction (code 3)
Type
Injury (code 1)
Days restricted or transferred
30

Before the incident

Employee was fabricating a bracket for production equipment

What happened

Employee was using the pedestal belt sander to remove burrs from a piece of cut metal. As the employee raised the metal upward it was pulled into the sander trapping the employees L thumb between the bracket and the belt sander

Injury or illness

This resulted in a partial amputation to the employees L thumb tip

Object or substance involved

Pedestal belt sander

Summary line

Employee was using a pedestal belt sander to de-burr a piece of metal that they had cut. While grinding the second piece the material caught on the belt and pulled the employees L Thumb into the nip area resulting in a partial amputation

Employee and industry

Job description
Maintenance Fabricator
SOC code
49-9041 — Industrial Machinery Mechanics
NAICS code
311421 — Canning fruits and vegetables
NAICS vintage
2012
Avg employees
350
Total hours worked
816171
Establishment ID
826949
Employer case #
25-15

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
6:00
Time of incident
11:00
Filing year
2025
Submitted
20FEB26:19:52:00

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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.