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OSHA Injury Report: Geka Manufacturing Corporation

Injury · Days away from work

At a glance

On , an injury at Geka Manufacturing Corporation in 1670 Cambridge Drive, Elgin, IL 60123 resulted in days away from work. Employee was quality Tech in cigar and cigarette holders, plastics, manufacturing.

Where did this happen?

Establishment
Geka Manufacturing Corporation
Parent company
Geka Manufacturing Corporation
Street
1670 Cambridge Drive
City
Elgin
State
IL
ZIP
60123
On-site location
Machine 548

What was the outcome?

Outcome
Days away from work (code 2)
Type
Injury (code 1)
Days away from work
5

Before the incident

Employee was getting ready to do a fluff test which involves manually moving parts around to check for defects.

What happened

Employee was doing a fluff test and pulled a box of parts towards her. She felt a pain in their lower back. The box weighed a max of 5lbs. The incident originally occurred on [REDACTED]. The employee was scheduled off on [REDACTED] [REDACTED] and [REDACTED]. The employee returned to work on [REDACTED] and worked a full day. On [REDACTED] [REDACTED] the employee called in to say they were in too much pain to work. The employee went to the emergency room. The employee was seen at the hospital [REDACTED] and told they can return to work on [REDACTED].

Injury or illness

Strain to back

Object or substance involved

NA

Summary line

Back Strain

Employee and industry

Job description
Quality Tech
SOC code
51-9061 — Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers
NAICS code
326199 — Cigar and cigarette holders, plastics, manufacturing
NAICS vintage
2012
Avg employees
116
Total hours worked
301918
EIN
980568317
Establishment ID
208865
Employer case #
3

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
19:00
Time of incident
5:15
Filing year
2024
Submitted
21FEB2025:19:59:00

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Source

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.