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COTTAGE GROVE, MN —

OSHA Injury Report: Cottage Grove (Site)

Hearing loss · Other recordable case

At a glance

On , a hearing loss at Cottage Grove (Site) in 10746 INNOVATION RD, COTTAGE GROVE, MN 550164600 resulted in other recordable case. Employee was mAINT ELECT CRAFT I.

Where did this happen?

Establishment
Cottage Grove (Site)
Parent company
3M Company
Street
10746 INNOVATION RD
City
COTTAGE GROVE
State
MN
ZIP
550164600
On-site location
112576 - Cott Grov Plt Eng Operations

What was the outcome?

Outcome
Other recordable case (code 4)
Type
Hearing loss (code 5)

Before the incident

Plant Engineering electrical craft employee experienced a unilateral (right-ear) standard threshold shift (STS) during annual audiogram which was confirmed by re-test. Initial test was conducted on [REDACTED] and follow up on [REDACTED]. Electrical craft assigned to central crew. All electrical craft are enrolled in the hearing conservation program. Most recent noise dosimetry for electrical crafts showed shift long exposures between 67.1 - 80.1dBA (3M criteria 70 85 3). PE craft work activities and area vary day-to-day.

What happened

Plant Engineering electrical craft employee experienced a unilateral (right-ear) standard threshold shift (STS) during annual audiogram which was confirmed by re-test. Initial test was conducted on [REDACTED] and follow up on [REDACTED]. Electrical craft assigned to central crew. All electrical craft are enrolled in the hearing conservation program. Most recent noise dosimetry for electrical crafts showed shift long exposures between 67.1 - 80.1dBA (3M criteria 70 85 3). PE craft work activities and area vary day-to-day.

Injury or illness

Hearing loss with 3M Recordable STS and greater than 25 dB hearing threshold to Right - Ear{s} - Internal

Object or substance involved

Continuous Noise

Summary line

Hearing loss with 3M Recordable STS and greater than 25 dB hearing threshold to Right Ear{s} - Internal from Continuous Noise

Employee and industry

Job description
MAINT ELECT CRAFT I
SOC code
51-1011 — First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers
NAICS code
325998
NAICS vintage
2012
Avg employees
635
Total hours worked
1269888
EIN
410417775
Establishment ID
325308
Employer case #
INJ-88762

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
7:01
Filing year
2025
Submitted
18FEB26:21:16:00

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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.