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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 6, 2017 | Fraser Shipyards, Inc. | DULUTH, Minnesota | Ignition of clothing from controlled heat source | Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified | Thigh(s) | Hospitalized |
| Nov 21, 2016 | U.S. Postal Service - Marshall Post Office | MARSHALL, Minnesota | Fall on same level due to slipping | Fractures | Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders | Hospitalized |
| Nov 1, 2016 | U.S. Postal Service - St. Paul Processing & Distribution Center | EAGAN, Minnesota | Fall or jump from vehicle in normal operation, nonroadway | Fractures | Hip(s) | Hospitalized |
| Oct 27, 2016 | G&K Services | WORTHINGTON, Minnesota | Struck by or caught in swinging door or gate | Amputations | Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c. | Hospitalized, Amputation |
| Oct 22, 2016 | U.S. Postal Service, Big Lake Post Office | BIG LAKE, Minnesota | Fall on same level due to tripping on uneven surface | Fractures | Forearm(s) | Hospitalized |
| Sep 21, 2016 | Treasure Island Resort and Casino | WELCH, Minnesota | Fall on same level, unspecified | Fractures | Lower extremities, unspecified | Hospitalized |
| Sep 16, 2016 | U.S. Postal Service Minneapolis/St. Paul NDC | EAGAN, Minnesota | Fall on same level due to tripping over an object | Fractures | Upper arm(s) | Hospitalized |
| Aug 4, 2016 | U.S. Postal Service Cottage Grove Carrier Annex | COTTAGE GROVE, Minnesota | Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet | Fractures | Ankle(s) | Hospitalized |
| Jul 20, 2016 | Cargill, Inc. | SAVAGE, Minnesota | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation | Amputations | Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c. | Amputation |
| Jun 16, 2016 | U.S. Dept. of Transportation, Federal Aviation Admin., Minneapolis Air Traffic Control Tower | MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota | Bending, crawling, reaching, twisting-single episode | Strains | Lumbar region | Hospitalized |
| Feb 2, 2016 | U.S. Department of Commerce, U.S. Census Bureau | HERMAN, Minnesota | Fall on same level due to slipping | Fractures | Lower leg(s) | Hospitalized |
| Jan 21, 2016 | U.S. Postal Service Redlake Post Office | REDLAKE, Minnesota | Inhalation of harmful substance-single episode | Poisoning, including poisoning-related asphyxia | BODY SYSTEMS | Hospitalized |
| Dec 26, 2015 | U.S. Postal Service Minnetonka Branch | MINNETONKA, Minnesota | Fall on same level due to slipping | Fractures | Pelvis | Hospitalized |
| Nov 6, 2015 | McLane Foodservice, Inc. | FARIBAULT, Minnesota | Overexertion in lifting-multiple episodes | Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury | Back, including spine, spinal cord, unspecified | Hospitalized |
| Sep 8, 2015 | U.S. Postal Service - St. Paul Processing & Distribution Center | EAGAN, Minnesota | Fall on same level due to tripping over an object | Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk | Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders | Hospitalized |
| May 19, 2015 | U.S. Postal Service | SAINT LOUIS PARK, Minnesota | Fall on same level due to slipping | Fractures | Ankle(s) | Hospitalized |
| Feb 23, 2015 | U.S. Dept of Justice, Federal Bureau of Prisons, FCI Waseca | WASECA, Minnesota | Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment | Amputations | Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c. | Amputation |
| Feb 13, 2015 | U.S. Postal Service | MONTROSE, Minnesota | Fall on same level due to tripping over an object | Fractures | Lower leg(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.
Use the employer search field in the filter bar above. Enter a company name or partial name and click Filter. The search is case-insensitive and matches partial names, so you can find all reports for a company even if the exact legal name varies across reports.