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OSHA Injury Report: Northfield CG

Injury · Job transfer or restriction

On , an injury at Northfield CG in Northfield, MN 55057 resulted in job transfer or restriction. Employee was maintenance Technician HN in manufacturing.

Establishment
Northfield CG
Parent company
Cardinal CG
Street
1500 Industrial Drive
City
Northfield
State
MN
ZIP
55057
On-site location
Furnace
Outcome
Job transfer or restriction (code 3)
Type
Injury (code 1)
Days restricted or transferred
1

Employee was changing the belt for the inline exhaust fan.

Employee was working on a pulley system for the inline exhaust fan for our furnace. Employee went and shut off and locked out the motor for the fan. He released the majority of the tension for the belt. When he went to remove the belt the draft from the furnace was enough pressure to turn the fan slightly. When the employee grabbed the belt the fan spun causing his finger to be pinched between the belt and pulley the belt came free from the pulley. Employee then went to talk to his supervisor.

Fracture

Employee pinched his finger in the pulley system.

Fracture to Right Finger caused by Employee pinched his finger in the pulley system.

Job description
Maintenance Technician HN
SOC code
49-9041 — Industrial Machinery Mechanics
NAICS code
327215 — Manufacturing
NAICS vintage
2022
Avg employees
131
Total hours worked
251608
EIN
411989305
Establishment ID
726059
Employer case #
IN-2023041
Date of incident
Shift started
6:50:00.000
Time of incident
7:30:00.000
Submitted
06FEB24:17:40:00

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.