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OSHA Injury Report: The JM Smucker Co

Injury · Job transfer or restriction

At a glance

On , an injury at The JM Smucker Co in 1200 Market ST NE, Decatur, AL 35601 resulted in job transfer or restriction. Employee was make Technician in pet food, dog and cat, manufacturing.

Where did this happen?

Establishment
The JM Smucker Co
Parent company
JM Smuckers Company
Street
1200 Market ST NE
City
Decatur
State
AL
ZIP
35601
On-site location
Make

What was the outcome?

Outcome
Job transfer or restriction (code 3)
Type
Injury (code 1)
Days restricted or transferred
56

Before the incident

trying to break hard feed in the Negative Air Lift (NAL) on extruder 7

What happened

Technician was trying to break hard feed in the Negative Air Lift (NAL) on extruder 7 using a drill equipment with a 4 ' bit. The drill bit began to move as it broke feed loose. The technician placed their left hand on the bit to stabilize it which resulted in the glove and pinkly finger getting caught in the rotation.

Injury or illness

Dislocation & Fracture of left pinky finger.

Object or substance involved

Powered handheld drill.

Summary line

Trying to break hard feed in the Negative Air Lift (NAL) on extruder 7

Employee and industry

Job description
Make Technician
SOC code
39-2021 — Animal Caretakers
NAICS code
311111 — Pet food, dog and cat, manufacturing
NAICS vintage
2022
Avg employees
219
Total hours worked
451928
EIN
753064217
Establishment ID
1025185
Employer case #
2023-07

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
18:30:00.000
Time of incident
11:15:00.000
Filing year
2023
Submitted
14FEB24:00:11:00

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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.