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OSHA Injury Report: S04230 - MN Blaine

Injury · Days away from work

At a glance

On , an injury at S04230 - MN Blaine in 10050 NAPLES ST NE, BLAINE, MN 55449 resulted in days away from work. Employee was oPSDriver.

Where did this happen?

Establishment
S04230 - MN Blaine
Parent company
WM
Street
10050 NAPLES ST NE
City
BLAINE
State
MN
ZIP
55449
On-site location
Culdesac at the end of the short street.

What was the outcome?

Outcome
Days away from work (code 2)
Type
Injury (code 1)
Days away from work
71
Days restricted or transferred
34

Before the incident

The Driver was servicing the customer as the operator inside his vehicle and then he dismounted using three points of contact. He was putting boxes in an empty container to continue servicing the excess recycling the customer had left them.

What happened

Driver went to grab the bottom of the box with his right hand and held the far top end of the box with his left hand. When the driver was in the process of lifting the box up to be serviced he stated he felt a tear and let go of the box.

Injury or illness

Soft Tissue Injury

Object or substance involved

Cont. - Loose Rcy. Material

Summary line

Driver went to grab the bottom of the box with his right hand and held the far top end of the box with his left hand. When the driver was in the process of lifting the box up to be serviced he stated he felt a tear and let go of the box.

Employee and industry

Job description
OPSDriver
SOC code
53-7081 — Refuse and Recyclable Material Collectors
NAICS code
562111
NAICS vintage
2012
Avg employees
123
Total hours worked
272187
EIN
362698820
Establishment ID
678362
Employer case #
25_20814

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Filing year
2025
Submitted
19FEB26:00:20:00

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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.