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OSHA Injury Report: Upsher-Smith Laboratories, LLC

Injury · Job transfer or restriction

At a glance

On , an injury at Upsher-Smith Laboratories, LLC in 6701 Evenstad Dr. N, Maple Grove, MN 55369 resulted in job transfer or restriction. Employee was chemical Process Technician in pharmaceutical preparations (e.g., capsules, liniments, ointments, tablets) manufacturing.

Where did this happen?

Establishment
Upsher-Smith Laboratories, LLC
Parent company
Upsher-Smith Laboratories, LLC
Street
6701 Evenstad Dr. N
City
Maple Grove
State
MN
ZIP
55369
On-site location
Plant C Room 1640

What was the outcome?

Outcome
Job transfer or restriction (code 3)
Type
Injury (code 1)
Days restricted or transferred
7

Before the incident

Breaking up potassium chloride in a drum with a metal paddle.

What happened

The automated drum massager was not breaking up the potassium chloride enough so the employee manually attempted to break up the material by swinging a metal paddle against the drum.

Injury or illness

Shoulder muscle strain

Object or substance involved

Swinging the metal paddle again the potassium chloride drum.

Summary line

Shoulder muscle strain from manually breaking up potassium chloride in a drum

Employee and industry

Job description
Chemical Process Technician
SOC code
19-4031 — Chemical Technicians
NAICS code
325412 — Pharmaceutical preparations (e.g., capsules, liniments, ointments, tablets) manufacturing
NAICS vintage
2012
Avg employees
231
Total hours worked
463258
EIN
320531301
Establishment ID
501562
Employer case #
2

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
7:00
Filing year
2025
Submitted
28JAN26:20:12:00

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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.