Waite Park, MN ·
OSHA Injury Report: Stearns County Household Hazardous Waste Facility
Skin disorder · Other recordable case
At a glance
On , a skin disorder at Stearns County Household Hazardous Waste Facility in 3601 5th St S, Waite Park, MN 56387 resulted in other recordable case. Employee was environmental Specialist in county supervisors' and executives' offices.
Where did this happen?
- Establishment
- Stearns County Household Hazardous Waste Facility
- Parent company
- Stearns County
- Street
- 3601 5th St S
- City
- Waite Park
- State
- MN
- ZIP
- 56387
- On-site location
- Milaca Public Works Facility
What was the outcome?
- Outcome
- Other recordable case (code 4)
- Type
- Skin disorder (code 2)
Before the incident
At a [REDACTED] collection event offsite from their home location a member of the public gave the employee a damaged container containing hydrofluoric acid.
What happened
When handled by staff member to sort and secure the chemical contents leaked and contacted the staff member 's exposed skin.
Injury or illness
HF Acid burn on right forearm.
Object or substance involved
HF Acid
Summary line
Chemical burn to inside of Rt forearm between wrist and elbow.
Employee and industry
- Job description
- Environmental Specialist
- SOC code
- 19-2041: Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health
- NAICS code
- 921110: County supervisors' and executives' offices
- NAICS vintage
- 2022
- Employees at this establishment (2024 average)
- 6
- Hours worked at this establishment (2024 total)
- 11,059
- EIN
- 416005899
- Establishment ID
- 1285272
- Employer case #
- 8
When (timing detail)
- Date of incident
- Time of incident
- 20:35
- Filing year
- 2024
- Submitted
- 31JAN2025:22:08:00
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Source
Data from OSHA ITA Form 300/301 electronic submissions, filing year 2024. ITA Case Detail records are establishment-reported submissions, not OSHA inspections, so no per-record IMIS deep link exists.
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