Ramsey, MN —
OSHA Injury Report: HOYA Optical Labs of America, Inc. _ Ramsey Lab
Skin disorder · Job transfer or restriction
At a glance
On , a skin disorder at HOYA Optical Labs of America, Inc. _ Ramsey Lab in Ramsey, MN 55303 resulted in job transfer or restriction. Employee was seiko Technician in lenses, ophthalmic, manufacturing.
Where did this happen?
- Establishment
- HOYA Optical Labs of America, Inc. _ Ramsey Lab
- Parent company
- HOYA Optical Labs of America, Inc.
- Street
- 7000 Sunnwood Drive NW
- City
- Ramsey
- State
- MN
- ZIP
- 55303
- On-site location
- Lens Clean Unit Room MRIII Machine using Antifog chemical
What was the outcome?
- Outcome
- Job transfer or restriction (code 3)
- Type
- Skin disorder (code 2)
- Days restricted or transferred
- 24
Before the incident
Not determinable. EE did not report injury at time of initial symptoms. Only when the pain got to a point they couldn 't handle did they report to HR. They were running the [REDACTED] machine before going to HR.
What happened
Over weeks of working with a new chemical person finally got to a point where they were in pain enough to go to HR.
Injury or illness
Exposure to a new Anti-fog chemical
Object or substance involved
A new Anti-fog chemical to place on the optical lens.
Summary line
As the injured was working with the new Anti-fog chemical they developed a skin sensitivity to the chemical. This affected both hands but primarily the left hand
Employee and industry
- Job description
- Seiko Technician
- SOC code
- 51-9083 — Ophthalmic Laboratory Technicians
- NAICS code
- 339115 — Lenses, ophthalmic, manufacturing
- NAICS vintage
- 2022
- Avg employees
- 370
- Total hours worked
- 769760
- Establishment ID
- 1077988
- Employer case #
- 46198
When (timing detail)
- Date of incident
- Shift started
- 6:00
- Filing year
- 2025
- Submitted
- 04FEB26:20:47:00
Source
Data from OSHA ITA Form 300/301 electronic submissions, filing year 2025. ITA Case Detail records are establishment-reported submissions, not OSHA inspections — no per-record IMIS deep link exists.