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OSHA Injury Report: Polaris Ind. MCO

Injury · Days away from work

At a glance

On , an injury at Polaris Ind. MCO in 213 Chelsea Road, Monticello, MN 55362 resulted in days away from work. Employee was machine Operator in automobile hardware, metal, manufacturing.

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Where did this happen?

Establishment
Polaris Ind. MCO
Parent company
Polaris Ind.
Street
213 Chelsea Road
City
Monticello
State
MN
ZIP
55362
On-site location
Midsize OP40 50

What was the outcome?

Outcome
Days away from work (code 2)
Type
Injury (code 1)
Days away from work
24
Days restricted or transferred
10

Before the incident

Scraping chipping plastic off of grating on blow-off station

What happened

On [REDACTED] at approx [REDACTED] EE was at Midsize [REDACTED] and began to chip away at plastic grating on the blow-off station using a rounded triangle deburr tool. EE states he had 5 minutes between parts and 'didn 't want to be on his phone ' so instead chose to perform this task. As EE was chipping with his R hand the tool slipped and punctured into his left arm. EE immediately covered wound with R hand and was treated by first responder for initial containment. EE was sent to CentraCare St. [REDACTED] where it was discovered the wound involved the artery of his left forearm. EE underwent surgery at approx. [REDACTED] and continued to be monitored by hospital. Original communication by hospital was to observe EE until [REDACTED]. EHS notified OSHA via federal off-hours line on [REDACTED] at [REDACTED]. [REDACTED] responded on [REDACTED] at [REDACTED]. EHS reiterated incident details and OSHA inspector ([REDACTED] [REDACTED]) said they will be sending a letter for follow up on pre

Injury or illness

Puncture wound to left forearm

Object or substance involved

Rounded triangle deburr tool

Summary line

Puncture to left arm caused by rounded triangle deburr tool

Employee and industry

Job description
Machine Operator
SOC code
51-4199 — Metal Workers and Plastic Workers, All Other
NAICS code
332510 — Automobile hardware, metal, manufacturing
NAICS vintage
2022
Avg employees
184
Total hours worked
377390
EIN
411604312
Establishment ID
1010730
Employer case #
IN-2023101

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
16:30:00.000
Time of incident
21:30:00.000
Filing year
2023
Submitted
26JAN24:20:07:00

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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.