2,042,423Injury reports 130,778Establishments Most recent incident 2025-12-31
Safety Incidents OSHA Severe Injury Reports · 2015–2025

OSHA Injury Report: Western Lake Superior Sanitary District

Respiratory condition · Other recordable case

On , a respiratory condition at Western Lake Superior Sanitary District in Duluth, MN 55806 resulted in other recordable case. Employee was maintenance Mechanic in collection, treatment, and disposal of waste through a sewer system.

Establishment
Western Lake Superior Sanitary District
Parent company
Western Lake Superior Sanitary District
Street
2626 Courtland Street
City
Duluth
State
MN
ZIP
55806
On-site location
Building 2 bar screen compactor area
Outcome
Other recordable case (code 4)
Type
Respiratory condition (code 3)

Removing a plugged line from the compactor.

Employee breathed in air when moving the plugged line and felt a burning sensation in eyes and throat.

Respiratory irritation.

Air from inside the pipe where there was compacted solid waste materials

Burning sensation to eyes and nose from air from decomposing product.

Job description
Maintenance Mechanic
SOC code
49-9012 — Control and Valve Installers and Repairers, Except Mechanical Door
NAICS code
221320 — Collection, treatment, and disposal of waste through a sewer system
NAICS vintage
2022
Avg employees
93
Total hours worked
197856
EIN
410977963
Establishment ID
310784
Employer case #
2
Date of incident
Shift started
7:00:00.000
Time of incident
9:30:00.000
Submitted
07FEB24:19:41:00

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.