Minneapolis, MN ·
OSHA Injury Report: Viking Materials
Injury · Days away from work
At a glance
On , an injury at Viking Materials in 3225 Como Ave. S.E., Minneapolis, MN 55414 resulted in days away from work. Employee was slitter Operator in metals service centers.
Where did this happen?
- Establishment
- Viking Materials
- Parent company
- Viking Materials
- Street
- 3225 Como Ave. S.E.
- City
- Minneapolis
- State
- MN
- ZIP
- 55414
- On-site location
- Slitter - North Scrap Winder / Winder Hopper
What was the outcome?
- Outcome
- Days away from work (code 2)
- Type
- Injury (code 1)
- Days away from work
- 180
- Days restricted or transferred
- 157
Before the incident
The EE was trying to get a stuck bail of scrap to fall into the scrap hopper.
What happened
The EE used a large 6-foot pry bar to try to get it unstuck while bracing with his feet. While doing so his right leg bent in sideways and he felt a “pop” in his right knee. It wasn’t hurting too bad so he reported it but kept working for the rest of the day. Then going into the evening and when he woke up the next day it was a lot more painful. Then he thought that he should go to the doctor to get it checked out to make sure something wasn’t damaged in his knee. He came into work on [REDACTED] and said he wanted to go to the doctor.
Injury or illness
Right knee meniscus tear.
Object or substance involved
Landing awkwardly on concrete floor.
Summary line
[REDACTED] Right knee meniscus prying a scrap bail.
Employee and industry
- Job description
- Slitter Operator
- SOC code
- 51-9199: Production Workers, All Other
- NAICS code
- 423510: Metals service centers
- NAICS vintage
- 2012
- Employees at this establishment (2025 average)
- 86
- Hours worked at this establishment (2025 total)
- 173,310
- EIN
- 411226051
- Establishment ID
- 112956
- Employer case #
- 1
When (timing detail)
- Date of incident
- Shift started
- 06:00
- Time of incident
- 06:38
- Filing year
- 2025
- Submitted to OSHA
- 2026-01-14
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Source
Data from OSHA ITA Form 300/301 electronic submissions, filing year 2025. ITA Case Detail records are establishment-reported submissions, not OSHA inspections, so no per-record IMIS deep link exists.
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