OSHA Injury Report: City of Champlin

At a glance

Where did this happen?

What was the outcome?

Before the incident

While investigating a suspicious vehicle whose license plates did not match the vehicle . Employee was attempting to locate the VIN of the vehicle to determine whether it was stolen and had to crawl up partially onto the vehicle to try and see the VIN which was covered.

What happened

Employee came down from the car and was on their work cell phone calling dispatch to try to run the VIN when they felt a snap in their left middle finger knuckle. [REDACTED] into the shift the knuckle became black and blue and swelled.

Injury or illness

Left middle finger strain snap

Object or substance involved

Car and Cell Phone

Summary line

While investigating a suspicious vehicle whose license plates did not match the vehicle ([REDACTED]). She was attempting to locate the VIN of the vehicle to determine whether it was stolen and had to crawl up partially onto the vehicle to try and see the

Employee and industry

When (timing detail)

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.