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OSHA Injury Report: 00051282-050035 VAN METER, INC - COTTAGE GROVE

Injury · Days away from work

At a glance

On , an injury at 00051282-050035 VAN METER, INC - COTTAGE GROVE in 7450 95TH ST SOUTH, COTTAGE GROVE, MN 55016 resulted in days away from work. Employee was delivery Driver in electrical Apparatus and Equipment, Wiring Supplies, and Related Equipment Merchant Wholesalers.

Where did this happen?

Establishment
00051282-050035 VAN METER, INC - COTTAGE GROVE
Parent company
Elite Distributors Insurance Company VAN METER, INC. - COTTAGE GROVE
Street
7450 95TH ST SOUTH
City
COTTAGE GROVE
State
MN
ZIP
55016
On-site location
DOCK 12

What was the outcome?

Outcome
Days away from work (code 2)
Type
Injury (code 1)
Days away from work
180

Before the incident

STEPPING ON DOCK PLATE TRUCK WAS MOVED

What happened

[REDACTED] was loading into unit number 583109 at dock number 12 this is a sub unit from [REDACTED] [REDACTED] went to get the keys for a unit to load he grabbed the ones for 583109 [REDACTED] then went to move the truck to a different dock on the other end of the

Injury or illness

Strained Bilateral Knee Fall on same level Truck dock plate

Object or substance involved

Truck dock plate

Summary line

EE was loading into unit number 583109 at dock number 12 this is a sub unit from Ryder

Employee and industry

Job description
Delivery Driver
SOC code
53-3033 — Light Truck Drivers
NAICS code
423610 — Electrical Apparatus and Equipment, Wiring Supplies, and Related Equipment Merchant Wholesalers
NAICS vintage
2022
Avg employees
241
Total hours worked
400821
EIN
421448821
Establishment ID
1304477
Employer case #
2836

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
4:00
Time of incident
4:30
Filing year
2024
Submitted
13FEB2025:20:19:00

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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.