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OSHA Injury Report: TAFCO 22b35

Injury · Days away from work

At a glance

On , an injury at TAFCO 22b35 in 1304 West First St, Blue Earth, MN 56013 resulted in days away from work. Employee was wekder in special purpose highway vehicle (e.g., firefighting vehicles) bodies manufacturing.

Where did this happen?

Establishment
TAFCO 22b35
Parent company
Tafco Equipment
Street
1304 West First St
City
Blue Earth
State
MN
ZIP
56013
On-site location
plant 5 flooring

What was the outcome?

Outcome
Days away from work (code 2)
Type
Injury (code 1)
Days away from work
15
Days restricted or transferred
71

Before the incident

changing the wheel on a hand grinder

What happened

employee 's thumb popped when he was depressing a button on the grinder

Injury or illness

injury

Object or substance involved

button on grinder

Summary line

right thumb sprained while changing wheel on [REDACTED]

Employee and industry

Job description
wekder
SOC code
49-3021 — Automotive Body and Related Repairers
NAICS code
336211 — Special purpose highway vehicle (e.g., firefighting vehicles) bodies manufacturing
NAICS vintage
2022
Avg employees
49
Total hours worked
94498
EIN
410975424
Establishment ID
279911
Employer case #
1-May

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
6:00:00.000
Time of incident
10:30:00.000
Submitted
06FEB24:20:31:00

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Source

Data from OSHA ITA Form 300/301 electronic submissions, filing year unspecified. ITA Case Detail records are establishment-reported submissions, not OSHA inspections — no per-record IMIS deep link exists.