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OSHA Injury Report: Minnesota Department of Transportation District 6.

Injury · Job transfer or restriction

On , an injury at Minnesota Department of Transportation District 6. in Rochester, MN 559015848 resulted in job transfer or restriction. Employee was transportation Generalist in transportation departments, nonoperating.

Establishment
Minnesota Department of Transportation District 6.
Parent company
Minnesota Department of Transportation - District 6
Street
2900 48th St. NW
City
Rochester
State
MN
ZIP
559015848
On-site location
Highway 52 road shoulder in Preston
Outcome
Job transfer or restriction (code 3)
Type
Injury (code 1)
Days restricted or transferred
3

Reached for the chain on the tailgate in order to open it to the width of the attached tailgate conveyor

Truck box was raised slightly when employee grabbed the chain the tailgate swung open causing the right pinky finger to get pinched between the tailgate and chain causing a laceration.

Laceration to right pinky finger

Truck tailgate and tailgate chain

Laceration to right pinky finger when pinched between tailgate and chain that limits tailgate swing

Job description
Transportation Generalist
SOC code
00-9900 — Insufficient Information - NIOSH
NAICS code
926120 — Transportation departments, nonoperating
NAICS vintage
2012
Avg employees
461
Total hours worked
815868
EIN
416007162
Establishment ID
937223
Employer case #
30
Date of incident
Shift started
6:00
Time of incident
10:10
Filing year
2025
Submitted
11FEB26:20:28:00

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.