Chaska, MN —
OSHA Injury Report: Chaska
Injury · Job transfer or restriction
At a glance
On , an injury at Chaska in 134 Columbia Ct, Chaska, MN 55318 resulted in job transfer or restriction. Employee was analytical Chemist I in lotions (e.g., body, face, hand) manufacturing.
Where did this happen?
- Establishment
- Chaska
- Parent company
- Apex International
- Street
- 134 Columbia Ct
- City
- Chaska
- State
- MN
- ZIP
- 55318
- On-site location
- QC Lab
What was the outcome?
- Outcome
- Job transfer or restriction (code 3)
- Type
- Injury (code 1)
- Days restricted or transferred
- 35
Before the incident
The employee was moving top retain bin off the stack.
What happened
On [REDACTED]. Retain bins were being shifted (as is done weekly). Another employee expressed the bin was too heavy and asked for help. Employee (that was injured) grabbed top retain bin in a hug close to the body and lifted employee took a few steps backwards leaning back slightly to turn and put bin on counter. No pain at the time. Some heavy samples were removed from the bin then both employees lifted together to put back on the pile (now rotated to a lower placement). The [REDACTED] employee woke up with a stiff back that got more painful throughout the day.
Injury or illness
Strained lower back
Object or substance involved
Full retain sample bin
Summary line
Strained back after lifting heavy container
Employee and industry
- Job description
- Analytical Chemist I
- SOC code
- 19-2031 — Chemists
- NAICS code
- 325620 — Lotions (e.g., body, face, hand) manufacturing
- NAICS vintage
- 2022
- Avg employees
- 312
- Total hours worked
- 640004
- EIN
- 453790842
- Establishment ID
- 1372523
- Employer case #
- 8
When (timing detail)
- Date of incident
- Shift started
- 8:00
- Time of incident
- 14:15
- Filing year
- 2024
- Submitted
- 28FEB2025:17:52:00
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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.