Big Lake, MN —
OSHA Injury Report: Metro Transit Northstar
Injury · Days away from work
At a glance
On , an injury at Metro Transit Northstar in Big Lake, MN 55309 resulted in days away from work. Employee was mechanic Commuter Rail in mixed mode transit systems (e.g., bus, commuter rail, subway combinations).
Where did this happen?
- Establishment
- Metro Transit Northstar
- Parent company
- Metro Transit
- Street
- 19699 County Road 43
- City
- Big Lake
- State
- MN
- ZIP
- 55309
- On-site location
- Northstar Maintenance Facility 19699 County Road 43 Big Lake Minnesota 55309
What was the outcome?
- Outcome
- Days away from work (code 2)
- Type
- Injury (code 1)
- Days away from work
- 7
Before the incident
Working in shop area
What happened
smelled bad smel and noticed vapor. When to investigate and determined that battery was overcharging and offgassing.
Injury or illness
Experienced throat soreness watery eyes headache
Object or substance involved
battery off gassing
Summary line
EE walking into the shop smelled bad odor. Found battery on charger overheating causing gas to release into air. Headache nausea eyes burning watering lungs.
Employee and industry
- Job description
- Mechanic Commuter Rail
- SOC code
- 49-3031 — Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists
- NAICS code
- 485111 — Mixed mode transit systems (e.g., bus, commuter rail, subway combinations)
- NAICS vintage
- 2022
- Avg employees
- 29
- Total hours worked
- 44864
- EIN
- 416008898
- Establishment ID
- 341906
- Employer case #
- 2.02301E+1
When (timing detail)
- Date of incident
- Shift started
- 23:00:00.000
- Time of incident
- 23:30:00.000
- Submitted
- 22FEB24:15:07:00
Source
Data from OSHA ITA Form 300/301 electronic submissions, filing year unspecified. ITA Case Detail records are establishment-reported submissions, not OSHA inspections — no per-record IMIS deep link exists.