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OSHA Injury Report: Southern Minnesota Beet sugar cooperative

Injury · Job transfer or restriction

At a glance

On , an injury at Southern Minnesota Beet sugar cooperative in 83550 Co Hwy 21, Renville, MN, USA, RENVILLE, MN 56284 resulted in job transfer or restriction. Employee was uTILITY MAN in raw beet sugar manufacturing.

Where did this happen?

Establishment
Southern Minnesota Beet sugar cooperative
Parent company
Southern Minnesota Beet sugar cooperative
Street
83550 Co Hwy 21, Renville, MN, USA
City
RENVILLE
State
MN
ZIP
56284
On-site location
Slicer deck

What was the outcome?

Outcome
Job transfer or restriction (code 3)
Type
Injury (code 1)
Days restricted or transferred
6

Before the incident

changing knives

What happened

while trying to spin the knife block free when spring force of locking mechanism pushed the bar and pinched hand against the side.

Injury or illness

injury left index finger laceration - restricted duty

Object or substance involved

pry bar and equipment housing

Summary line

while trying to spin the knife block free when spring force of locking mechanism pushed the bar and pinched hand against the side.

Employee and industry

Job description
UTILITY MAN
SOC code
53-7199 — Material Moving Workers, All Other
NAICS code
311313 — Raw beet sugar manufacturing
NAICS vintage
2022
Avg employees
505
Total hours worked
1050400
EIN
410997475
Establishment ID
1474174
Employer case #
927

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
7:03
Time of incident
17:50
Filing year
2025
Submitted
20FEB26:10:29:00

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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.