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OSHA Injury Report: 00051282-050035 VAN METER, INC. - COTTAGE GROVE

Injury · Other recordable case

At a glance

On , an injury at 00051282-050035 VAN METER, INC. - COTTAGE GROVE in 7450 95TH STREET SOUTH, COTTAGE GROVE, MN 55016 resulted in other recordable case. Employee was dC Team Member in electrical Apparatus and Equipment, Wiring Supplies, and Related Equipment Merchant Wholesalers.

Where did this happen?

Establishment
00051282-050035 VAN METER, INC. - COTTAGE GROVE
Parent company
Elite Distributors Insurance Company VAN METER, INC. - COTTAGE GROVE
Street
7450 95TH STREET SOUTH
City
COTTAGE GROVE
State
MN
ZIP
55016
On-site location
DISTRIBUTION CENTER

What was the outcome?

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

Before the incident

LIFTING WIRE ONTO PALLET FROM CART

What happened

Lifting wire onto a pallet from a cart and hurt lower back

Injury or illness

Sprained Low back Lifting Wire

Object or substance involved

Wire

Summary line

Lifting wire onto a pallet from a cart and hurt lower back

Employee and industry

Job description
DC Team Member
SOC code
00-9900 — Insufficient Information - NIOSH
NAICS code
423610 — Electrical Apparatus and Equipment, Wiring Supplies, and Related Equipment Merchant Wholesalers
NAICS vintage
2022
Avg employees
209
Total hours worked
405900
EIN
421448821
Establishment ID
1473476
Employer case #
3112

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
12:00
Time of incident
19:00
Filing year
2025
Submitted
16FEB26:19:17:00

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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.