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OSHA Injury Report: Polytek - South St. Paul

Injury · Job transfer or restriction

At a glance

On , an injury at Polytek - South St. Paul in 275 Bridgepoint Way, South St. Paul, MN 55075 resulted in job transfer or restriction. Employee was assembler in synthetic rubber (i.e., vulcanizable elastomers) manufacturing.

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Where did this happen?

Establishment
Polytek - South St. Paul
Parent company
Polytek Development Corp.
Street
275 Bridgepoint Way
City
South St. Paul
State
MN
ZIP
55075
On-site location
V-1 Tank

What was the outcome?

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

Before the incident

Employee was attempting to open a ball valve with her right hand.

What happened

The ball valve was stuck and would not open resulting in the employee pushing harder than normal.

Injury or illness

Pushing pressure resulted in right hand strain.

Object or substance involved

Stuck ball valve.

Summary line

Right Hand Strain

Employee and industry

Job description
Assembler
SOC code
51-2099 — Assemblers and Fabricators, All Other
NAICS code
325212 — Synthetic rubber (i.e., vulcanizable elastomers) manufacturing
NAICS vintage
2022
Avg employees
52
Total hours worked
77951
EIN
222554316
Establishment ID
1072427
Employer case #
23-1

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
6:00:00.000
Filing year
2023
Submitted
09FEB24:15:48:00

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Source

Data from OSHA ITA Form 300/301 electronic submissions, filing year 2023. ITA Case Detail records are establishment-reported submissions, not OSHA inspections — no per-record IMIS deep link exists.