St. Martin, MN ·
OSHA Injury Report: Rotochopper
Injury · Days away from work
At a glance
On , an injury at Rotochopper in 217 West Street, St. Martin, MN 56376 resulted in days away from work. Employee was welder in screening and sifting machinery for general industrial use manufacturing.
Where did this happen?
- Establishment
- Rotochopper
- Parent company
- Rotochopper
- Street
- 217 West Street
- City
- St. Martin
- State
- MN
- ZIP
- 56376
- On-site location
- Shop floor
What was the outcome?
- Outcome
- Days away from work (code 2)
- Type
- Injury (code 1)
- Days away from work
- 2
- Days restricted or transferred
- 35
Before the incident
Was holding the piece of metal that was being cut with left hand while holding the grinder with right hand.
What happened
Was cutting close to his left hand grinder wheel caught exploded pulling left thumb into the wheel causing a deep laceration. Was not wearing gloves grinder did not have required guard and metal pipe was not in a vise.
Injury or illness
Laceration to left thumb. After ER visit x-ray determined a fracture in the thumb as well.
Object or substance involved
Grinder wheel
Summary line
Cutting metal pipe free hand with a grinder not wearing gloves. Laceration and fracture to left thumb.
Employee and industry
- Job description
- Welder
- SOC code
- 51-4121: Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers
- NAICS code
- 333999: Screening and sifting machinery for general industrial use manufacturing
- NAICS vintage
- 2012
- Employees at this establishment (2025 average)
- 120
- Hours worked at this establishment (2025 total)
- 200,937
- EIN
- 392038403
- Establishment ID
- 810157
- Employer case #
- 6
When (timing detail)
- Date of incident
- Shift started
- 05:00
- Time of incident
- 09:15
- Filing year
- 2025
- Submitted to OSHA
- 2026-02-17
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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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