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OSHA Injury Report: Gopher Resource

Injury · Job transfer or restriction

At a glance

On , an injury at Gopher Resource in 685 Yankee Doodle Road, Eagan, MN 55121 resulted in job transfer or restriction. Employee was refinery Operator in secondary smelting of nonferrous metals (except aluminum, copper).

Where did this happen?

Establishment
Gopher Resource
Parent company
Gopher Resource
Street
685 Yankee Doodle Road
City
Eagan
State
MN
ZIP
55121
On-site location
Refining - Kettle #3

What was the outcome?

Outcome
Job transfer or restriction (code 3)
Type
Injury (code 1)
Days restricted or transferred
60

Before the incident

Employee was using the water hose on kettle #3.

What happened

As the employee grabbed the water hose he inadvertently contacted the chain securing the dross duct. The chain came off the holder and the dross duct fell striking the employee in the head.

Injury or illness

Back and neck strain

Object or substance involved

Flexible Ventilation Duct

Summary line

Neck & back strain from being struck by flexible ventilation dross duct

Employee and industry

Job description
Refinery Operator
SOC code
51-8093 — Petroleum Pump System Operators, Refinery Operators, and Gauger
NAICS code
331492 — Secondary smelting of nonferrous metals (except aluminum, copper)
NAICS vintage
2012
Avg employees
343
Total hours worked
815389
EIN
410662630
Establishment ID
357198
Employer case #
2509

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
18:00
Time of incident
0:20
Filing year
2025
Submitted
28FEB26:02:35:00

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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.