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OSHA Injury Report: HOYA Optical Labs of America, Inc. _ Ramsey Lab

Injury · Days away from work

On , an injury at HOYA Optical Labs of America, Inc. _ Ramsey Lab in Ramsey, MN 55303 resulted in days away from work. Employee was surfacing Technician in lenses, ophthalmic, manufacturing.

Establishment
HOYA Optical Labs of America, Inc. _ Ramsey Lab
Parent company
HOYA Optical Labs of America, Inc.
Street
7000 Sunnwood Drive NW
City
Ramsey
State
MN
ZIP
55303
On-site location
Taper 104
Outcome
Days away from work (code 2)
Type
Injury (code 1)
Days away from work
74

EE was preparing to pick up a stack of 5 job trays to place in work cart to move parts to next operation.

EE lifted the 5 job trays and felt pain in lower back that dropped them to their knee. They grabbed and supported themselves on the work cart by hand on the way down.

Back spasm strain plus knee striking the floor

5 job trays holding two eyeglass lenses apiece and the concrete floor.

EE strained lower back while trying to perform job duties. EE was attempting to left a stack of 5 trays half of the normal stack height.

Job description
Surfacing Technician
SOC code
51-9083 — Ophthalmic Laboratory Technicians
NAICS code
339115 — Lenses, ophthalmic, manufacturing
NAICS vintage
2022
Avg employees
366
Total hours worked
762000
Establishment ID
1077988
Employer case #
24-01
Date of incident
Shift started
22:00
Time of incident
0:40
Filing year
2024
Submitted
17JAN2025:14:38:00

Data from OSHA ITA Form 300/301 electronic submissions, filing year 2024. ITA Case Detail records are establishment-reported submissions, not OSHA inspections — no per-record IMIS deep link exists.