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OSHA Injury Report: Ramsey Washington Recycling and Energy Center

Injury · Other recordable case

At a glance

On , an injury at Ramsey Washington Recycling and Energy Center in 100 Red Rock Road, Newport, MN 55055 resulted in other recordable case. Employee was mechanic in waste recovery facilities.

Where did this happen?

Establishment
Ramsey Washington Recycling and Energy Center
Parent company
Ramsey/Washington Recycling and Energy Board
Street
100 Red Rock Road
City
Newport
State
MN
ZIP
55055
On-site location
Food Scrap Building

What was the outcome?

Outcome
Other recordable case (code 4)
Type
Injury (code 1)

Before the incident

Employee was working under a conveyor

What happened

poked by an auto injector needle as he was handling garbage with ppe on.

Injury or illness

poke to tip of left middle finger no blood.

Object or substance involved

auto injector for weight loss in garbage

Summary line

Needle stick from auto injector

Employee and industry

Job description
Mechanic
SOC code
49-9071 — Maintenance and Repair Workers, General
NAICS code
562920 — Waste recovery facilities
NAICS vintage
2012
Avg employees
106
Total hours worked
195894
EIN
810762135
Establishment ID
504703
Employer case #
1

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
15:45
Time of incident
20:00
Filing year
2025
Submitted
10FEB26:18:47:00

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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.