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68 OSHA severe injury reports in MINNESOTA.
OSHA Severe Injury Reports Database
Browse 68 workplace severe injury reports with employer names, locations, and incident details. Each report documents a hospitalization, amputation, or eye loss as reported to OSHA. Use the filters below to narrow results.
| Date | Employer | Location | Event | Nature | Body Part | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 10, 2025 | Loram Maintenance of Way, Inc. | HAMEL, Minnesota | Struck by dislodged or detached object(s) | Fractures and surface, flesh wounds | Hand(s), finger(s) unspecified | Hospitalized |
| Mar 10, 2025 | U.S. Department of the Interior, U.S. Geological Survey, Upper Midwest Water Science Center | ELY, Minnesota | Nonroadway noncollision vehicle overturn | Closed trauma involving internal organs, major blood vessels | Lung(s), pleura | Hospitalized |
| Feb 26, 2025 | Minnkota Power Cooperative | OSLO, Minnesota | Contact incidents unspecified | Amputations involving bone loss | Other finger(s) n.e.c. | Amputation |
| Feb 24, 2025 | TAYLOR TRUCK LINES | NORTHFIELD, Minnesota | Pedestrian struck by vehicle unspecified | Fractures | Leg(s) unspecified | Hospitalized |
| Sep 9, 2024 | U.S. Postal Service- Processing & Distribution Center | MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota | Caught, entangled in running powered equipment normal operation | Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified | Finger or thumb tip(s), nail(s) | Amputation |
| Aug 7, 2024 | MA Mortenson Company dba Mortenson Construction | MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota | Caught or wedged between objects nonrunning | Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified | Other finger(s) n.e.c. | Amputation |
| Jul 15, 2024 | U.S. Postal Service - Golden Valley Post Office | GOLDEN VALLEY, Minnesota | Non-venomous animal bites except "bugs" | Fractures | Wrist(s) | Hospitalized |
| Mar 17, 2024 | U.S. Postal Service- Processing & Distribution Center | MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota | Struck by other falling object n.e.c. | Fractures | Lower leg(s) | Hospitalized |
| Oct 24, 2023 | U.S. Department of Justice, Federal Bureau of Prisons, Federal Medical Center Rochester | ROCHESTER, Minnesota | Overexertion and bodily reaction, unspecified | Myocardial infarction (heart attack) | Heart | Hospitalized |
| Oct 4, 2023 | U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Veterans Health Admin, Minneapolis VA Health Care System | MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota | Fall on same level, unspecified | Fractures and dislocations | Upper arm(s) | Hospitalized |
| Sep 22, 2023 | Target Corporation | MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota | Multiple types of overexertions and bodily reactions | Strains | Lumbar region | Hospitalized |
| Apr 12, 2023 | U.S. Department of Justice, Federal Bureau of Prisons, Federal Prison Camp Duluth | DULUTH, Minnesota | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation | Amputations | Fingertip(s) | Amputation |
| Apr 2, 2023 | U.S. Postal Service Minneapolis/St. Paul NDC | EAGAN, Minnesota | Fall on same level due to slipping | Cerebral and other intracranial hemorrhages | Brain | Hospitalized |
| Mar 22, 2023 | U.S. Postal Service - Elk River | ELK RIVER, Minnesota | Fall on same level due to slipping | Fractures | Ankle(s) | Hospitalized |
| Mar 21, 2022 | U.S. Postal Service - Duluth P&DF | DULUTH, Minnesota | Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet | Fractures | Thoracic region | Hospitalized |
| Mar 17, 2022 | U.S. Postal Service Minneapolis/St. Paul NDC | EAGAN, Minnesota | Fall from pedal cycle | Fractures | Hip(s) | Hospitalized |
| Mar 3, 2022 | BLATTNER COMPANY | AVON, Minnesota | Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet | Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk | Abdomen, except internal location of diseases or disorders | Hospitalized |
| Feb 16, 2022 | RailWorks Track Systems | LAKEVILLE, Minnesota | Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c. | Fractures | Nonclassifiable | Hospitalized |
| Dec 27, 2021 | U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, St. Cloud VA Health Care System | SAINT CLOUD, Minnesota | Nonroadway collision with object other than vehicle, n.e.c. | Fractures and other injuries, unspecified | Multiple body parts, n.e.c. | Hospitalized |
| Dec 2, 2021 | Stan's, Inc. | MANKATO, Minnesota | Other fall to lower level, unspecified | Cuts, lacerations | Scalp | Hospitalized |
| Oct 25, 2021 | U.S. Postal Service - Dassel Post Office | DASSEL, Minnesota | Struck or run over by rolling powered vehicle | Fractures | Leg(s), unspecified | Hospitalized |
| May 28, 2021 | U.S. Dept. of Justice, Federal Bureau of Prisons, FCI Sandstone | SANDSTONE, Minnesota | Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker | Amputations | Fingertip(s) | Amputation |
| May 12, 2021 | U.S. Dept. of Homeland Security, Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Homeland Security Inv. | COTTAGE GROVE, Minnesota | Self-inflicted shooting-unintentional | Gunshot wounds | Thigh(s) | Hospitalized |
| Feb 9, 2021 | Employers Solutions Staffing Group | EDEN PRAIRIE, Minnesota | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation | Amputations | Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified | Amputation |
| Jan 27, 2021 | U.S. Postal Service - St. Paul Processing & Distribution Center | EAGAN, Minnesota | Fall from pedal cycle | Fractures | Lower leg(s) | Hospitalized |
| Jan 27, 2021 | Raguse Family Partnership | WHEATON, Minnesota | Fall from collapsing structure or equipment, unspecified | Fractures | Multiple body parts, unspecified | Hospitalized |
| Nov 2, 2020 | Insulation Distributors, Inc. | CHANHASSEN, Minnesota | Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment | Amputations | Fingertip(s) | Hospitalized, Amputation |
| Oct 22, 2020 | U.S. Postal Service- Scandia Post Office | SCANDIA, Minnesota | Fall on same level due to slipping | Fractures | Hip(s) | Hospitalized |
| Feb 25, 2020 | U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, St. Cloud VA Health Care System | SAINT CLOUD, Minnesota | Fall on same level due to slipping | Fractures | Lower leg(s) | Hospitalized |
| Feb 3, 2020 | U.S. Postal Service | SPRING VALLEY, Minnesota | Fall on same level due to slipping | Fractures | Lower leg(s) | Hospitalized |
| Dec 11, 2019 | Grand Casino | HINCKLEY, Minnesota | Struck by swinging or slipping object, other than handheld, n.e.c. | Cuts, lacerations | Eye(s) | Hospitalized |
| Nov 15, 2019 | Grand Casino | HINCKLEY, Minnesota | Fall on same level due to tripping over an object | Fractures | Neck, except internal location of diseases or disorders | Hospitalized |
| Oct 24, 2019 | U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs | FERGUS FALLS, Minnesota | Exposure to other harmful substances, unspecified | Anaphylactic shock, anaphylaxis | BODY SYSTEMS | Hospitalized |
| May 2, 2019 | Prairie Island Indian Community | SAINT PAUL, Minnesota | Other fall to lower level, unspecified | Fractures | Elbow(s) | Hospitalized |
| Apr 17, 2019 | Target Corporation | MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota | Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet | Fractures | Knee(s) and leg(s) | Hospitalized |
| Apr 6, 2019 | U.S. Department of Justice, Federal Bureau of Investigation | BROOKLYN CENTER, Minnesota | Struck by swinging part of powered vehicle | Amputations | Fingertip(s) | Amputation |
| Feb 5, 2019 | U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Veterans Health Admin, Minneapolis VA Health Care System | MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota | Fall on same level due to slipping | Fractures | Hip(s) | Hospitalized |
| Jan 14, 2019 | U.S. POSTAL SERVICE - Twin Cities L&DC | SAINT PAUL, Minnesota | Fall on same level due to tripping over an object | Fractures | Hip(s) | Hospitalized |
| Dec 14, 2018 | U.S. Postal Service - Chanhassen Carrier Annex | EXCELSIOR, Minnesota | Fall on same level due to slipping | Fractures | Hip(s) | Hospitalized |
| Dec 8, 2018 | U.S. Postal Service - Tyler Post Office | TYLER, Minnesota | Fall on same level due to slipping | Fractures | Ankle(s) | Hospitalized |
| Dec 7, 2018 | U.S. Postal Service - Champlin Post Office | DAYTON, Minnesota | Fall on same level due to slipping | Fractures | Leg(s), unspecified | Hospitalized |
| Nov 5, 2018 | U.S. Dept of Justice, Federal Bureau of Prisons, FCI Waseca | WASECA, Minnesota | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation | Amputations | Fingertip(s) | Amputation |
| Oct 10, 2018 | U.S. POSTAL SERVICE | MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota | Fall on same level, unspecified | Fractures | Upper arm(s) | Hospitalized |
| Jun 30, 2018 | U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, St. Cloud VA Health Care System | BROOKLYN PARK, Minnesota | Fall on same level due to tripping over an object | Major tears to muscles, tendons, ligaments | Pelvis | Hospitalized |
| May 26, 2018 | U.S. Postal Service - Brooklyn Center Branch | MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota | Exposure to environmental heat | Heat exhaustion, prostration | BODY SYSTEMS | Hospitalized |
| May 5, 2018 | U.S. Postal Service Minneapolis/St. Paul NDC | EAGAN, Minnesota | Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment | Amputations | Fingertip(s) | Amputation |
| Jan 18, 2018 | U.S. Postal Service | EAGAN, Minnesota | Fall on same level due to slipping | Fractures | Ankle(s) | Hospitalized |
| Jan 6, 2018 | U.S. Postal Service - Industrial Station | SAINT PAUL, Minnesota | Fall on same level due to slipping | Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury | Foot (feet) and ankle(s) | Hospitalized |
| Oct 31, 2017 | U.S. Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service, North Central Soil Conservation Resea | MORRIS, Minnesota | Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, unspecified | Amputations | Hand(s), n.e.c. | Amputation |
| Feb 7, 2017 | U.S. Postal Service Minnehaha Station | MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota | Fall on same level due to slipping | Fractures | Hip(s) | Hospitalized |
Frequently Asked Questions
OSHA requires employers to report all workplace injuries resulting in hospitalization, amputation, or loss of an eye within 24 hours. Each report in this database includes the employer name, full address, a description of the event, the nature of injury, and a detailed narrative of what happened.
The most common severe workplace injuries include amputations, fractures, crushing injuries, burns, and multiple injuries. Falls, being struck by objects, caught-in/between incidents, and exposure to harmful substances are among the most common event types.
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