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OSHA Injury Report: Ritchie Industries Inc

Injury · Days away from work

At a glance

On , an injury at Ritchie Industries Inc in 120 South Main Street, Conrad, IA 50621 resulted in days away from work. Employee was molder in cattle feeding and watering equipment manufacturing.

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Where did this happen?

Establishment
Ritchie Industries Inc
Parent company
Ritchie Industries Inc
Street
120 South Main Street
City
Conrad
State
IA
ZIP
50621
On-site location
Roto Mold - Platform 3

What was the outcome?

Outcome
Days away from work (code 2)
Type
Injury (code 1)
Days away from work
5

Before the incident

Pulling the platform into place closing the safety gates preparing to pull finished parts from the molds.

What happened

Co-worker was using the hoist to remove a mold lid. As the co-worker raised the mold lid the mold spider arm on the oppose side lowered down toward the platform deck. EE 's foot was caught between the mold spider arm and the work platform. EE was wearing Steel Toed Boots at the time of the incident.

Injury or illness

Contusion to the metatarsal of the left foot

Object or substance involved

Caught between mold spider arm and the platform deck.

Summary line

Contusion; Left Foot-Metatarsal Area; Left foot caught between spider arm and platform deck.

Employee and industry

Job description
Molder
SOC code
51-4072 — Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
NAICS code
333111 — Cattle feeding and watering equipment manufacturing
NAICS vintage
2022
Avg employees
70
Total hours worked
130073
EIN
421147837
Establishment ID
1068669
Employer case #
2

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
15:30:00.000
Time of incident
15:53:00.000
Filing year
2023
Submitted
08JAN24:18:49:00

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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.