COTTAGE GROVE, MN —
OSHA Injury Report: Cottage Grove (Site)
Injury · Other recordable case
At a glance
On , an injury at Cottage Grove (Site) in COTTAGE GROVE, MN 550164600 resulted in other recordable case. Employee was technician Pilot Plant.
Where did this happen?
- Establishment
- Cottage Grove (Site)
- Parent company
- 3M Company
- Street
- 10746 INNOVATION RD
- City
- COTTAGE GROVE
- State
- MN
- ZIP
- 550164600
- On-site location
- 290080 - Cottage Grove MRD PDC
What was the outcome?
- Outcome
- Other recordable case (code 4)
- Type
- Injury (code 1)
Before the incident
A technician was charging powder raw material through a funnel into a mix tank. The funnel was at shoulder height and they were using a scoop to transfer the powder from fiber drums to the funnel and into the mix tank. They were holding the funnel with the right hand and using the left hand to transfer the powder via the scoop. The technician was performing the charging process for 30 minutes in four separate sessions with pauses between each session. They reported pain in their right wrist and reported to the site nurse and received first aid. They returned to work without restriction.
What happened
A technician was charging powder raw material through a funnel into a mix tank. The funnel was at shoulder height and they were using a scoop to transfer the powder from fiber drums to the funnel and into the mix tank. They were holding the funnel with the right hand and using the left hand to transfer the powder via the scoop. The technician was performing the charging process for 30 minutes in four separate sessions with pauses between each session. They reported pain in their right wrist and reported to the site nurse and received first aid. They returned to work without restriction.
Injury or illness
Pain soreness to - Wrist{s}
Object or substance involved
Charge funnel
Summary line
Pain soreness to Wrist{s} from Charge funnel
Employee and industry
- Job description
- Technician Pilot Plant
- SOC code
- 51-8099 — Plant and System Operators, All Other
- NAICS code
- 325998
- NAICS vintage
- 2012
- Avg employees
- 635
- Total hours worked
- 1269888
- EIN
- 410417775
- Establishment ID
- 325308
- Employer case #
- INJ-90402
When (timing detail)
- Date of incident
- Shift started
- 6:01
- Time of incident
- 14:01
- Filing year
- 2025
- Submitted
- 18FEB26:21:16:00
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.