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OSHA Injury Report: American Converters, Inc.

Injury · Days away from work

On , an injury at American Converters, Inc. in Fridley, MN 55421 resulted in days away from work. Employee was machine Operator in cushions, carpet and rug, urethane and other foam plastics (except polystrene), manufacturing.

Establishment
American Converters, Inc.
Parent company
American Converters, Inc.
Street
5360 Main Street NE
City
Fridley
State
MN
ZIP
55421
On-site location
Adrian was working with the slitter on the production floor.
Outcome
Days away from work (code 2)
Type
Injury (code 1)
Days away from work
5
Days restricted or transferred
10

He was cutting material at the slitter. Material lifted and got stuck.

He turned of the machine to remove the foam that was stuck. The blade had not stopped moving yet when he stuck his had into the machine and his left thumb was cut in the process.

Left thumb laceration.

Machine blade.

Left thumb laceration on machine blade.

Job description
Machine Operator
SOC code
51-4199 — Metal Workers and Plastic Workers, All Other
NAICS code
326150 — Cushions, carpet and rug, urethane and other foam plastics (except polystrene), manufacturing
NAICS vintage
2022
Avg employees
124
Total hours worked
325150
EIN
411284688
Establishment ID
409116
Employer case #
2
Date of incident
Shift started
15:30:00.000
Time of incident
22:20:00.000
Submitted
23JAN24:18:23:00

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.