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OSHA Injury Report: North Star Sheets

Injury · Job transfer or restriction

At a glance

On , an injury at North Star Sheets in 7550 91st St S., Cottage Grove, MN 55016 resulted in job transfer or restriction. Employee was sheet Line Lead and Wet End 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
Wet End Double Backer

What was the outcome?

Outcome
Job transfer or restriction (code 3)
Type
Injury (code 1)
Days restricted or transferred
19

Before the incident

Crouching down making a band aid on the bridge area of the wet end.

What happened

EE was performing a band aid on the wet end bridge when he knelt down and began to feel severe pain in his left knee.

Injury or illness

Strain to the left knee.

Object or substance involved

Crouching down on the bridge.

Summary line

Strain to left knee caused by crouching down underneath the bridge.

Employee and industry

Job description
Sheet Line Lead and Wet End Operator
SOC code
51-9196 — Paper Goods Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
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 #
20230809-0

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
16:00:00.000
Time of incident
23:44:00.000
Filing year
2023
Submitted
26FEB24:16:05:00

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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.