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OSHA Injury Report: The County of Martin

Injury · Other recordable case

At a glance

On , an injury at The County of Martin in 201 Lake Avenue, Fairmont, MN 56031 resulted in other recordable case. Employee was highway Maintenance Technician in general public administration.

Where did this happen?

Establishment
The County of Martin
Parent company
The County of Martin
Street
201 Lake Avenue
City
Fairmont
State
MN
ZIP
56031
On-site location
CSAH 33 Gravel Road Martin County - Fairmont MN

What was the outcome?

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

Before the incident

Cutting trees bushes in a road ditch

What happened

Maintenance crew was cutting wood in a road ditch and a tree bounced off the ground and rebounded towards [REDACTED] on the opposite side where the tree would fall. He was wearing a Hard Hat at the time of the incident the tree knocked the hard hat off of his head and proceeded to hit him in the head. He felt dizzy after being hit so a supervisor drove him to the [REDACTED] so that he didn’t have to drive after being hit in the head. Returned to work without restrictions doctor cautioned to be mindful of symptoms.

Injury or illness

Concussion & Internal Bleeding in head

Object or substance involved

Piece of wood

Summary line

Head hit by log - Concussion & Internal bleed.

Employee and industry

Job description
Highway Maintenance Technician
SOC code
49-9071 — Maintenance and Repair Workers, General
NAICS code
921190 — General public administration
NAICS vintage
2022
Avg employees
134
Total hours worked
224082
EIN
416005837
Establishment ID
1008437
Employer case #
2023-03

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
7:00:00.000
Time of incident
11:30:00.000
Filing year
2023
Submitted
01MAR24:18:07:00

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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.