Eagan, MN —
OSHA Injury Report: Gopher Resource
Injury · Days away from work
At a glance
On , an injury at Gopher Resource in Eagan, MN 55121 resulted in days away from work. Employee was refining Operator in secondary smelting of nonferrous metals (except aluminum, copper).
Where did this happen?
- Establishment
- Gopher Resource
- Parent company
- Gopher Resource
- Street
- 685 Yankee Doodle Road
- City
- Eagan
- State
- MN
- ZIP
- 55121
- On-site location
- Outside area East of the west baghouse
What was the outcome?
- Outcome
- Days away from work (code 2)
- Type
- Injury (code 1)
- Days away from work
- 47
- Days restricted or transferred
- 133
Before the incident
Employee was dropping off propane for the furnace department.
What happened
As the employee got off forklift he stepped into a pothole in the pavement twisting his ankle.
Injury or illness
Right ankle tendon tear
Object or substance involved
Uneven ground
Summary line
Right ankle sprain & ligament tear from stepping off forklift into pothole
Employee and industry
- Job description
- Refining Operator
- SOC code
- 51-9011 — Chemical Equipment Operators and Tenders
- NAICS code
- 331492 — Secondary smelting of nonferrous metals (except aluminum, copper)
- NAICS vintage
- 2012
- Avg employees
- 343
- Total hours worked
- 815389
- EIN
- 410662630
- Establishment ID
- 357198
- Employer case #
- 2506
When (timing detail)
- Date of incident
- Shift started
- 18:15
- Time of incident
- 20:50
- Filing year
- 2025
- Submitted
- 28FEB26:01:54:00
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.