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OSHA Injury Report: Effingham Flex-N-Gate

Injury · Job transfer or restriction

At a glance

On , an injury at Effingham Flex-N-Gate in 2701 S Banker St, Effingham, IL 62401 resulted in job transfer or restriction. Employee was assembly Operator in motor vehicle moldings and extrusions, plastics, manufacturing.

Where did this happen?

Establishment
Effingham Flex-N-Gate
Parent company
Flex-N-Gate
Street
2701 S Banker St
City
Effingham
State
IL
ZIP
62401
On-site location
Ford Assembly Line

What was the outcome?

Outcome
Job transfer or restriction (code 3)
Type
Injury (code 1)
Days restricted or transferred
10

Before the incident

Inspection of finished products after assembly

What happened

Employee was having to shake screws out of a headlight housing due to a screw issue. As he was shaking the headlight he felt a pop in his elbow and felt pain everytime he used it after that.

Injury or illness

Sprain Strain (Non-Ergonomic) to Right Elbow

Object or substance involved

Finished Headlamp

Summary line

Sprain Strain (Non-Ergonomic) to Right Elbow caused by Finished Headlamp

Employee and industry

Job description
Assembly Operator
SOC code
51-2099 — Assemblers and Fabricators, All Other
NAICS code
326199 — Motor vehicle moldings and extrusions, plastics, manufacturing
NAICS vintage
2022
Avg employees
390
Total hours worked
722878
EIN
861760641
Establishment ID
1021729
Employer case #
IN-2023051

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
15:00:00.000
Time of incident
18:10:00.000
Submitted
31JAN24:21:35:00

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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.