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OSHA Injury Report: Champion Pet Foods

Injury · Days away from work

At a glance

On , an injury at Champion Pet Foods in 12871 Bowling Green Road, Auburn, KY 42206 resulted in days away from work. Employee was freeze Dry Processor in pet food, dog and cat, manufacturing.

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Where did this happen?

Establishment
Champion Pet Foods
Parent company
Champion Pet Foods
Street
12871 Bowling Green Road
City
Auburn
State
KY
ZIP
42206
On-site location
Freeze Dry Pack and Unload

What was the outcome?

Outcome
Days away from work (code 2)
Type
Injury (code 1)
Days away from work
81

Before the incident

Putting bags in a box off line 6

What happened

A bag was caught behind the machine guard operator reached under the conveyor to remove bag while the conveyor was running and his hand was caught by the conveyor

Injury or illness

Left hand was severely damaged causing lacerations possible dislocation and resulted in an amputation.

Object or substance involved

conveyor

Summary line

Amputated left ring finder at knuckle

Employee and industry

Job description
Freeze Dry Processor
SOC code
9999 — Uncoded
NAICS code
311111 — Pet food, dog and cat, manufacturing
NAICS vintage
2022
Avg employees
236
Total hours worked
416670
Establishment ID
821677
Employer case #
997

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
4:53:00.000
Time of incident
12:15:00.000
Filing year
2023
Submitted
17JAN24:20:42:00

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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.