Hopkins, MN ·
OSHA Injury Report: UNFI - Hopkins Distribution Center
Injury · Days away from work
At a glance
On , an injury at UNFI - Hopkins Distribution Center in 300 2nd Avenue South, Hopkins, MN 55343 resulted in days away from work. Employee was maintenance Mechanic II in general-line groceries merchant wholesalers.
Where did this happen?
- Establishment
- UNFI - Hopkins Distribution Center
- Parent company
- United Natural Foods, Inc (UNFI)
- Street
- 300 2nd Avenue South
- City
- Hopkins
- State
- MN
- ZIP
- 55343
- On-site location
- HBW 7 in the 300 building.
What was the outcome?
- Outcome
- Days away from work (code 2)
- Type
- Injury (code 1)
- Days away from work
- 229
Before the incident
Gathering welder and welding helmet to transport to [REDACTED].
What happened
Employee was laying on the concrete supported by his shoulder while welding an I-Beam in [REDACTED]. As he was putting away his equipment and cleaning up the area he felt some discomfort on the left size lower neck where it meets his back.
Injury or illness
Cervical Spine strain
Object or substance involved
EE was laying on the concrete floor while welding for an extended amount of time in an awkward position resulting in a strain.
Summary line
Employee was laying on the concrete supported by his shoulder while welding an I-Beam in [REDACTED]. As he was putting away his equipment and cleaning up the area he felt some discomfort on the left size lower neck where it meets his back.
Employee and industry
- Job description
- Maintenance Mechanic II
- SOC code
- 49-9071: Maintenance and Repair Workers, General
- NAICS code
- 424410: General-line groceries merchant wholesalers
- NAICS vintage
- 2022
- Employees at this establishment (2025 average)
- 750
- Hours worked at this establishment (2025 total)
- 1,478,576
- EIN
- 050376157
- Establishment ID
- 1285142
- Employer case #
- 25_9990
When (timing detail)
- Date of incident
- Shift started
- 22:00
- Time of incident
- 03:30
- Filing year
- 2025
- Submitted to OSHA
- 2026-02-03
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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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