Chaska, MN ·
OSHA Injury Report: PACA, Inc. Chaska
Injury · Days away from work
At a glance
On , an injury at PACA, Inc. Chaska in 134 Columbia Court, Chaska, MN 55318 resulted in days away from work. Employee was operator in toilet preparations (e.g., cosmetics, deodorants, perfumes) manufacturing.
Where did this happen?
- Establishment
- PACA, Inc. Chaska
- Parent company
- Apex International
- Street
- 134 Columbia Court
- City
- Chaska
- State
- MN
- ZIP
- 55318
- On-site location
- Production
What was the outcome?
- Outcome
- Days away from work (code 2)
- Type
- Injury (code 1)
- Days away from work
- 2
- Days restricted or transferred
- 2
Before the incident
[REDACTED] was working on line 30 when some cases were getting stuck in the tape machine. [REDACTED] went to unjam the cases from inside the machine but rather than open the safety interlock door and stop the machine press the e-stop [REDACTED] leaned into the tape machine from the side the boxes enter. When we leaned inside to remove the case either the case or his hand flagged the sensor that signals the cylinder arm for tucking the trailing minor tab of the master case to retract that a box has passed by causing the cylinder arm to strike him on the right side of his face cheek just below the eye. His Group Lead immediately contacted a person on the Safety Committee who escorted him to the production office who then contacted the supervisor onsite. Basic first aid including an ice pack were provided while [REDACTED] at Labor Solutions was contacted. [REDACTED] declined medical attention at that time and wanted to remain at work. [REDACTED] rested in the break room for a period of ti
What happened
[REDACTED] was working on line 30 when some cases were getting stuck in the tape machine. [REDACTED] went to unjam the cases from inside the machine but rather than open the safety interlock door and stop the machine press the e-stop [REDACTED] leaned into the tape machine from the side the boxes enter. When we leaned inside to remove the case either the case or his hand flagged the sensor that signals the cylinder arm for tucking the trailing minor tab of the master case to retract that a box has passed by causing the cylinder arm to strike him on the right side of his face cheek just below the eye. His Group Lead immediately contacted a person on the Safety Committee who escorted him to the production office who then contacted the supervisor onsite. Basic first aid including an ice pack were provided while [REDACTED] at Labor Solutions was contacted. [REDACTED] declined medical attention at that time and wanted to remain at work. [REDACTED] rested in the break room for a period of ti
Injury or illness
Contusion Bruise Head Face
Object or substance involved
Cylinder arm
Summary line
Employee was working on line 30 when some cases were getting stuck in the tape machine. Employee went to unjam the cases from inside the machine but rather than open the safety interlock door and stop the machine press the e-stop [REDACTED] leaned into th
Employee and industry
- Job description
- Operator
- SOC code
- 51-9199: Production Workers, All Other
- NAICS code
- 325620: Toilet preparations (e.g., cosmetics, deodorants, perfumes) manufacturing
- NAICS vintage
- 2012
- Employees at this establishment (2025 average)
- 334
- Hours worked at this establishment (2025 total)
- 546,461
- EIN
- 753086138
- Establishment ID
- 1007110
- Employer case #
- 11
When (timing detail)
- Date of incident
- Time of incident
- Not known — the employer filed this case without a time of day.
- Filing year
- 2025
- Submitted to OSHA
- 2026-03-06
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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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