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OSHA Injury Report: GELITA USA Sioux City

Injury · Job transfer or restriction

At a glance

On , an injury at GELITA USA Sioux City in 2445 Port Neal Road, Sergeant Bluff, IA 51054 resulted in job transfer or restriction. Employee was dry Process Operator in gelatin for cooking manufacturing.

Where did this happen?

Establishment
GELITA USA Sioux City
Parent company
GELITA USA Inc
Street
2445 Port Neal Road
City
Sergeant Bluff
State
IA
ZIP
51054
On-site location
P600 Packaging

What was the outcome?

Outcome
Job transfer or restriction (code 3)
Type
Injury (code 1)
Days restricted or transferred
35

Before the incident

Operator was cleaning inside of metal detector

What happened

Upstream conveyors were not shutdown while working on metal detector. resulted in product bags to ram into stationary bag that was in front of the metal detector housing.

Injury or illness

R-biceps strain

Object or substance involved

Product bag pushed arm and pinched between housing and 20kg bag.

Summary line

R-biceps strain arm caught inside metal detector by gelatin bag that advanced on conveyor.

Employee and industry

Job description
Dry Process Operator
SOC code
9999 — Uncoded
NAICS code
311999 — Gelatin for cooking manufacturing
NAICS vintage
2022
Avg employees
285
Total hours worked
591426
EIN
221962146
Establishment ID
224426
Employer case #
SC23-025

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
18:00:00.000
Time of incident
20:25:00.000
Submitted
09FEB24:22:04:00

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Source

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