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OSHA Injury Report: Metro Transit Northstar

Injury · Days away from work

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).

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
Outcome
Days away from work (code 2)
Type
Injury (code 1)
Days away from work
7

Working in shop area

smelled bad smel and noticed vapor. When to investigate and determined that battery was overcharging and offgassing.

Experienced throat soreness watery eyes headache

battery off gassing

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.

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
Date of incident
Shift started
23:00:00.000
Time of incident
23:30:00.000
Submitted
22FEB24:15:07:00

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.