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OSHA Injury Report: Lake Elmo Production

Injury · Days away from work

At a glance

On , an injury at Lake Elmo Production in 9075 15th St N, Lake Elmo, MN 55042 resulted in days away from work. Employee was nursery Production Worker in hardware stores.

Where did this happen?

Establishment
Lake Elmo Production
Parent company
Gertens Greenhouses & Garden Center
Street
9075 15th St N
City
Lake Elmo
State
MN
ZIP
55042
On-site location
LE Cooler/Production

What was the outcome?

Outcome
Days away from work (code 2)
Type
Injury (code 1)
Days away from work
7
Days restricted or transferred
68

Before the incident

Employee was transferring barberry product in plastic bin from the cooler freezer to a production area at [REDACTED]. While wearing protective gloves the employee stated the left middle index finger was pierced by a thorn.

What happened

The employee stated he was self treating thought it would heal and reported the injury when the finger became infected.

Injury or illness

Left index finger infection

Object or substance involved

Barberry thorn

Summary line

Left index finger puncture infection from a barberry thorn

Employee and industry

Job description
Nursery Production Worker
SOC code
51-9199 — Production Workers, All Other
NAICS code
444130 — Hardware stores
NAICS vintage
2017
Avg employees
31
Total hours worked
67326
EIN
411387373
Establishment ID
1087453
Employer case #
1

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
7:52
Filing year
2025
Submitted
16JAN26:21:50:00

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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.