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OSHA Injury Report: American Converters, Inc.

Injury · Days away from work

At a glance

On , an injury at American Converters, Inc. in 5360 Main Street NE, Fridley, MN 55421 resulted in days away from work. Employee was machine Operator in cushions, carpet and rug, urethane and other foam plastics (except polystrene), manufacturing.

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Where did this happen?

Establishment
American Converters, Inc.
Parent company
American Converters, Inc.
Street
5360 Main Street NE
City
Fridley
State
MN
ZIP
55421
On-site location
Adrian was working with the slitter on the production floor.

What was the outcome?

Outcome
Days away from work (code 2)
Type
Injury (code 1)
Days away from work
5
Days restricted or transferred
10

Before the incident

He was cutting material at the slitter. Material lifted and got stuck.

What happened

He turned of the machine to remove the foam that was stuck. The blade had not stopped moving yet when he stuck his had into the machine and his left thumb was cut in the process.

Injury or illness

Left thumb laceration.

Object or substance involved

Machine blade.

Summary line

Left thumb laceration on machine blade.

Employee and industry

Job description
Machine Operator
SOC code
51-4199 — Metal Workers and Plastic Workers, All Other
NAICS code
326150 — Cushions, carpet and rug, urethane and other foam plastics (except polystrene), manufacturing
NAICS vintage
2022
Avg employees
124
Total hours worked
325150
EIN
411284688
Establishment ID
409116
Employer case #
2

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
15:30:00.000
Time of incident
22:20:00.000
Filing year
2023
Submitted
23JAN24:18:23:00

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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.