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OSHA Injury Report: North Freeze Dry

Injury · Other recordable case

At a glance

On , an injury at North Freeze Dry in 15582 18th St. NE, Little Falls, MN 56345 resulted in other recordable case. Employee was utility Operator in dog and cat food (e.g., canned, dry, frozen, semimoist), manufacturing.

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Where did this happen?

Establishment
North Freeze Dry
Parent company
North Freeze Dry
Street
15582 18th St. NE
City
Little Falls
State
MN
ZIP
56345
On-site location
Meat Prep

What was the outcome?

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

Before the incident

Employee was preparing to put frozen product on a conveyor for processing.

What happened

Worker was moving 2 frozen blocks of cod from the prep table to the the scale by the conveyor. As employee was lifting sliding the block he lost grip of the blocks and tried to catch them when his left pinky finger was caught underneath the blocks.

Injury or illness

Mild fracture of left pinky finger

Object or substance involved

Frozen proteins

Summary line

Left Pinky Finger caught between protein blocks

Employee and industry

Job description
Utility Operator
SOC code
9999 — Uncoded
NAICS code
311111 — Dog and cat food (e.g., canned, dry, frozen, semimoist), manufacturing
NAICS vintage
2022
Avg employees
81
Total hours worked
110624
EIN
862963319
Establishment ID
977656
Employer case #
23-1

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
7:00:00.000
Time of incident
8:00:00.000
Filing year
2023
Submitted
15JAN24:13:29:00

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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.