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OSHA Injury Report: Gopher Resource

Other illness · Job transfer or restriction

On , an other illness at Gopher Resource in Eagan, MN 55121 resulted in job transfer or restriction. Employee was furnace Laborer in secondary smelting of nonferrous metals (except aluminum, copper).

Establishment
Gopher Resource
Parent company
Gopher Resource
Street
685 Yankee Doodle Road
City
Eagan
State
MN
ZIP
55121
On-site location
Blast Furnace
Outcome
Job transfer or restriction (code 3)
Type
Other illness (code 6)
Days restricted or transferred
19

Jackhammering blast furnace slag hole

Developed Right elbow soreness from jackhammering on the blast furnace

Right elbow partial tendon tear

jackhammer

Right elbow partial tendon tear from using jackhammer

Job description
Furnace Laborer
SOC code
51-4051 — Metal-Refining Furnace Operators and Tenders
NAICS code
331492 — Secondary smelting of nonferrous metals (except aluminum, copper)
NAICS vintage
2012
Avg employees
333
Total hours worked
804607
EIN
410662630
Establishment ID
357198
Employer case #
2403
Date of incident
Shift started
6:00
Time of incident
16:00
Filing year
2024
Submitted
27FEB2025:03:15:00

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.