Minneapolis, MN —
OSHA Injury Report: Viking Materials
Injury · Job transfer or restriction
At a glance
On , an injury at Viking Materials in 3225 Como Ave. S.E., Minneapolis, MN 55414 resulted in job transfer or restriction. Employee was receiving in metals service centers.
Where did this happen?
- Establishment
- Viking Materials
- Parent company
- Viking Materials
- Street
- 3225 Como Ave. S.E.
- City
- Minneapolis
- State
- MN
- ZIP
- 55414
- On-site location
- Railroad Tracks by the Switch
What was the outcome?
- Outcome
- Job transfer or restriction (code 3)
- Type
- Injury (code 1)
- Days restricted or transferred
- 28
Before the incident
Coupling a railcar with the Trackmobile in order to bring it into the building to unload it.
What happened
The EE strained his back while lifting a railcar coupler so he could place a wedge underneath it to raise the coupler height. (The coupler was hanging too low for the [REDACTED] coupler to be able to engage with it properly.)
Injury or illness
Strained back
Object or substance involved
The coupler on a railcar.
Summary line
The EE was attempting to lift the coupler tougue on a railcar when he felt a pop in his back followed by pain.
Employee and industry
- Job description
- Receiving
- SOC code
- 43-5071 — Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerks
- NAICS code
- 423510 — Metals service centers
- NAICS vintage
- 2012
- Avg employees
- 86
- Total hours worked
- 173310
- EIN
- 411226051
- Establishment ID
- 112956
- Employer case #
- 6
When (timing detail)
- Date of incident
- Shift started
- 5:00
- Time of incident
- 9:30
- Filing year
- 2025
- Submitted
- 14JAN26:21:43:00
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Source
Data from OSHA ITA Form 300/301 electronic submissions, filing year 2025. ITA Case Detail records are establishment-reported submissions, not OSHA inspections — no per-record IMIS deep link exists.