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OSHA Injury Report: North Star Sheets

Injury · Other recordable case

At a glance

On , an injury at North Star Sheets in 7550 91st St S., Cottage Grove, MN 55016 resulted in other recordable case. Employee was production Operator in boxes, corrugated and solid fiber, made from purchased paper or paperboard.

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Where did this happen?

Establishment
North Star Sheets
Parent company
Schwarz Partners
Street
7550 91st St S.
City
Cottage Grove
State
MN
ZIP
55016
On-site location
Sheet Line Kicker Station

What was the outcome?

Outcome
Other recordable case (code 4)
Type
Injury (code 1)

Before the incident

Replacing blade on a safety knife.

What happened

EE was trying to change the blade on a safety knife. Blade got wedged into the wrong part of the knife and as they went to try to force it out the knife slipped across their palm causing a laceration. EE was wearing cut resistant gloves.

Injury or illness

Laceration to right palm.

Object or substance involved

Knife blade.

Summary line

Laceration to right hand caused by safety knife.

Employee and industry

Job description
Production Operator
SOC code
51-9199 — Production Workers, All Other
NAICS code
322211 — Boxes, corrugated and solid fiber, made from purchased paper or paperboard
NAICS vintage
2022
Avg employees
80
Total hours worked
179257
EIN
822632929
Establishment ID
868833
Employer case #
20230131-0

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
8:00:00.000
Time of incident
15:45:00.000
Filing year
2023
Submitted
26FEB24:15:56:00

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Source

Data from OSHA ITA Form 300/301 electronic submissions, filing year 2023. ITA Case Detail records are establishment-reported submissions, not OSHA inspections — no per-record IMIS deep link exists.