Minnesota is one of the most dangerous states in the country when it comes to machinery accidents. There were a total of 6 machinery accidents in 2018. This is a decrease from 2017 when there were a total of 8 machinery accidents. The decrease could be due to the installation of safety equipment on machines, or it could be due to better accident investigation and prevention by the business owners. Regardless of the reason, it’s important to keep your machinery safe by following all safety guidelines and investing in proper protection.
Despite this danger, however, there are also many safe workplaces in Minnesota. In fact, according to the Minnesota Department of Labor and Industry, only 1.8 percent of all workplace injuries occur in businesses with more than 100 employees. This shows that there are plenty of safe workplaces out there if you know where to look for them.
Manufacturing Companies
There are many manufacturing companies located in Minneapolis Minnesota. Some of the larger companies include
Msg Nutritional Ingredients Holding Corporation
Medtronic Usa, Inc.
Medical Graphics Corporation
Starkey Laboratories, Inc.
M.G. Waldbaum Company
Hearth & Home Technologies, LLC
Cjk Group, Inc.
Cretex Companies, Inc.
Ardent Mills, LLC
Associated Milk Producers Inc
Liberty Diversified International, Inc.
The First District Association
McNeilus Companies, Inc.
Twin City Fan Companies, Ltd.
These companies provide jobs for many people in the area.
Machinery Accidents
In Minneapolis, Minnesota there have been a number of machinery accidents that have resulted in injury or death. Here are a few examples:
AccidentDate
Employer
City
State
Description
Injury
Body Part
Event
Injury Source
Other Injury Source
17/04/2019
Target Corporation
Minneapolis
Minnesota
An employee was ascending a ladder to stock items when her foot slipped from the second step (approximately 21" from the floor). She tried to grab onto the ladder to steady herself but missed and fell. Her left leg and knee struck the ladder, a shelf, or both. She suffered a fractured left knee/tibia.
Fractures
Knee(s) and leg(s)
Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
Step ladders
Floor, n.e.c.
05/02/2019
U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Veterans Health Admin, Minneapolis VA Health Care System
Minneapolis
Minnesota
On February 5, 2019, at approximately 12:10 a.m., a housekeeping employee was walking in the facility parking lot to their vehicle when the employee slipped on ice and fell, fracturing the right hip.
Fractures
Hip(s)
Fall on same level due to slipping
Parking lot-paved
Ice, sleet, snow
26/05/2018
U.S. Postal Service - Brooklyn Center Branch
Minneapolis
Minnesota
At 2:00 p.m. on May 26, 2018, a city mail carrier began vomiting after completing a route. The employee was hospitalized for heat exhaustion.
Heat exhaustion, prostration
BODY SYSTEMS
Exposure to environmental heat
Heat-environmental
07/02/2017
U.S. Postal Service Minnehaha Station
Minneapolis
Minnesota
An employee slipped in the vehicle parking lot while walking to a tow truck and fractured the right femur.
Fractures
Hip(s)
Fall on same level due to slipping
Parking lot-paved
16/06/2016
U.S. Dept. of Transportation, Federal Aviation Admin., Minneapolis Air Traffic Control Tower
Minneapolis
Minnesota
On or about June 16, 2016, at 7:20 a.m., an employee was moving sheets of paper when the paper shifted, aggravating the employee's pre-existing back trouble. The employee was hospitalized with back strain and lower back muscle spasms.
If you have been injured in a machinery accident in Minneapolis, you may be entitled to compensation. A Minneapolis Minnesota machinery accident lawyer can help you fight for the money you deserve.
