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OSHA Injury Report: North Ice Cream Plant

Injury · Days away from work

At a glance

On , an injury at North Ice Cream Plant in 121 2nd Ave SE, Le Mars, IA 51031 resulted in days away from work. Employee was mech Tech in ice cream manufacturing.

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Where did this happen?

Establishment
North Ice Cream Plant
Parent company
Wells Enterprises Inc.
Street
121 2nd Ave SE
City
Le Mars
State
IA
ZIP
51031
On-site location
NICP

What was the outcome?

Outcome
Days away from work (code 2)
Type
Injury (code 1)
Days away from work
9
Days restricted or transferred
151

Before the incident

Loading stick tower on 14-3

What happened

Employee 's finger got caught between the sticks and the cross member of the tower. Employee pulled finger out cutting his finger

Injury or illness

Left pointer finger amputation

Object or substance involved

Cross member of the stick tower

Summary line

Amputation; finger; left; pointer finger; other - cross member of the stick machine tower

Employee and industry

Job description
Mech Tech
SOC code
9999 — Uncoded
NAICS code
311520 — Ice cream manufacturing
NAICS vintage
2012
Avg employees
321
Total hours worked
669319
EIN
421080796
Establishment ID
60345
Employer case #
WC20241294

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
19:00
Time of incident
3:30
Filing year
2024
Submitted
27JAN2025:16:12:00

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Source

Data from OSHA ITA Form 300/301 electronic submissions, filing year 2024. ITA Case Detail records are establishment-reported submissions, not OSHA inspections — no per-record IMIS deep link exists.