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Eagan, MN —

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 rMPC 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
RMPC upper dock

What was the outcome?

Outcome
Job transfer or restriction (code 3)
Type
Injury (code 1)
Days restricted or transferred
2

Before the incident

Dumping batteries on the apron feeder

What happened

While dumping a pallet of batteries on the apron feeder the employee pulled on the shrink wrap causing a battery to fall off the pallet and strike his right shin.

Injury or illness

Right shin laceration

Object or substance involved

Auto battery

Summary line

Right shin laceration & Contusion from being struck by an auto battery

Employee and industry

Job description
RMPC Operator
SOC code
53-7051 — Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators
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 #
2510

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
4:00
Time of incident
9:26
Filing year
2025
Submitted
28FEB26:02:48:00

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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.