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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 furnace 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
Blast Furnace

What was the outcome?

Outcome
Job transfer or restriction (code 3)
Type
Injury (code 1)
Days restricted or transferred
17

Before the incident

Employee was working on the east side of blast furnace

What happened

Left ankle avulsion fracture from stepping off east side of blast platform onto hose

Injury or illness

L ankle avulsion fracture

Object or substance involved

floor and hose

Summary line

L ankle Avulsion fracture from stepping off east side of blast platform onto hose

Employee and industry

Job description
Furnace Operator
SOC code
51-4051 — Metal-Refining Furnace Operators and Tenders
NAICS code
331492 — Secondary smelting of nonferrous metals (except aluminum, copper)
NAICS vintage
2022
Avg employees
306
Total hours worked
759686
EIN
410662630
Establishment ID
357198
Employer case #
5

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
18:00:00.000
Time of incident
18:27:00.000
Submitted
23FEB24:20:35:00

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Source

Data from OSHA ITA Form 300/301 electronic submissions, filing year unspecified. ITA Case Detail records are establishment-reported submissions, not OSHA inspections — no per-record IMIS deep link exists.