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OSHA Injury Report: Preferred Powder Coating

Injury · Days away from work

At a glance

On , an injury at Preferred Powder Coating in 10846 170th Ave. NW, Elk River, MN 55330 resulted in days away from work. Employee was quality Inspector in aluminum coating of metal products for the trade.

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Where did this happen?

Establishment
Preferred Powder Coating
Parent company
Preferred Powder Coating
Street
10846 170th Ave. NW
City
Elk River
State
MN
ZIP
55330
On-site location
South Paint Line

What was the outcome?

Outcome
Days away from work (code 2)
Type
Injury (code 1)
Days away from work
1

Before the incident

Worker was dremling powder coat off an aluminum panel

What happened

debris from dremeling blew into eye

Injury or illness

worker experienced acute pain from debris in eye watery and redness in eye

Object or substance involved

powder in eye

Summary line

Debris in eye

Employee and industry

Job description
Quality Inspector
SOC code
51-9061 — Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers
NAICS code
332812 — Aluminum coating of metal products for the trade
NAICS vintage
2022
Avg employees
66
Total hours worked
141014
EIN
800429246
Establishment ID
414672
Employer case #
2

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
6:00:00.000
Time of incident
9:15:00.000
Filing year
2023
Submitted
19JAN24:20:35:00

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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.