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OSHA Injury Report: Columbia Gear

Injury · Other recordable case

On , an injury at Columbia Gear in Avon, MN 56310 resulted in other recordable case. Employee was lead Machinist in gearmotors (i.e., power transmission equipment) manufacturing.

Establishment
Columbia Gear
Parent company
Columbia Gear
Street
530 County Road 50
City
Avon
State
MN
ZIP
56310
On-site location
Turning area
Outcome
Other recordable case (code 4)
Type
Injury (code 1)

EE was walking to clutch cell desk between the machines and did not see a large loop of steel from the turning op on the floor EE tripped over landing on floor in a pile of metal chips causing several lacerations

EE was walking to clutch cell desk between the machines and did not see a large loop of steel from the turning op on the floor EE tripped over landing on floor in a pile of metal chips causing several lacerations

Lacerations to both forearms and left palm

metal chips on floor large loop of steel

Lacerations both forearms and left palm

Job description
Lead Machinist
SOC code
51-4041 — Machinists
NAICS code
333612 — Gearmotors (i.e., power transmission equipment) manufacturing
NAICS vintage
2012
Avg employees
252
Total hours worked
484682
EIN
341354827
Establishment ID
192364
Employer case #
3
Date of incident
Shift started
14:50
Time of incident
19:40
Filing year
2024
Submitted
03FEB2025:19:10:00

Data from OSHA ITA Form 300/301 electronic submissions, filing year 2024. ITA Case Detail records are establishment-reported submissions, not OSHA inspections — no per-record IMIS deep link exists.