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Golden Valley, MN —

OSHA Injury Report: James Ford Bell R&D Center

Injury · Job transfer or restriction

At a glance

On , an injury at James Ford Bell R&D Center in 9000 Plymouth Ave N, Golden Valley, MN 55427 resulted in job transfer or restriction. Employee was iTQ Technician in food research and development laboratories or services (except biotechnology and nanotechnology research and development).

Where did this happen?

Establishment
James Ford Bell R&D Center
Parent company
General Mills
Street
9000 Plymouth Ave N
City
Golden Valley
State
MN
ZIP
55427
On-site location
Wing 8 lab

What was the outcome?

Outcome
Job transfer or restriction (code 3)
Type
Injury (code 1)
Days restricted or transferred
112

Before the incident

EE was transferring 5-gallon buckets of fruit puree from a cart to the freezer.

What happened

EE felt sharp pain in their lower back while lifting a 5-gallon bucket of fruit puree.

Injury or illness

Lumbar strain

Object or substance involved

5-gallon bucket of fruit puree

Summary line

Lumbar strain from lifting 5-gallon buckets of ingredients.

Employee and industry

Job description
ITQ Technician
SOC code
15-1299 — Computer Occupations, All Other
NAICS code
541715 — Food research and development laboratories or services (except biotechnology and nanotechnology research and development)
NAICS vintage
2012
Avg employees
1000
Total hours worked
2105187
EIN
411907831
Establishment ID
915567
Employer case #
25_6319

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
8:00
Time of incident
12:00
Filing year
2025
Submitted
24FEB26:20:18:00

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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.