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OSHA Injury Report: Up North Plastics

Injury · Days away from work

At a glance

On , an injury at Up North Plastics in 9480 Jamaica Ave S, Cottage Grove, MN 55016 resulted in days away from work. Employee was material Processor in bags, plastics film, single wall or multiwall, manufacturing.

Where did this happen?

Establishment
Up North Plastics
Parent company
Up North Plastics
Street
9480 Jamaica Ave S
City
Cottage Grove
State
MN
ZIP
55016
On-site location
Shredder #2

What was the outcome?

Outcome
Days away from work (code 2)
Type
Injury (code 1)
Days away from work
4
Days restricted or transferred
47

Before the incident

Lifting a scrap roll from the floor onto the conveyor

What happened

Employee felt pain in their back as they lifted the roll

Injury or illness

Left lumbar strain

Object or substance involved

none

Summary line

L Lumbar Strain lifting scrap roll of plastic onto conveyor and experienced pain in back.

Employee and industry

Job description
Material Processor
SOC code
43-5061 — Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks
NAICS code
326111 — Bags, plastics film, single wall or multiwall, manufacturing
NAICS vintage
2022
Avg employees
639
Total hours worked
1462138
EIN
752317504
Establishment ID
1025960
Employer case #
1212

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
19:00:00.000
Time of incident
2:00:00.000
Submitted
30JAN24:17:35:00

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Source

Data from OSHA ITA Form 300/301 electronic submissions, filing year unspecified. ITA Case Detail records are establishment-reported submissions, not OSHA inspections — no per-record IMIS deep link exists.