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OSHA Injury Report: East Jordan Plastics South Haven

Injury · Other recordable case

At a glance

On , an injury at East Jordan Plastics South Haven in 1600 Stieve Drive, South Haven, MI 49090 resulted in other recordable case. Employee was die setter in utility containers (e.g., baskets, bins, boxes, buckets, dishpans, pails), plastics (except foam), manufacturing.

Where did this happen?

Establishment
East Jordan Plastics South Haven
Parent company
East Jordan Plastics
Street
1600 Stieve Drive
City
South Haven
State
MI
ZIP
49090
On-site location
tooling die repair area

What was the outcome?

Outcome
Other recordable case (code 4)
Type
Injury (code 1)

Before the incident

working on tool separating mold halves

What happened

while separating mold halves to work on tool had difficulty separating mold was using 4x4 board and pry bar to force apart twisting bending while prying sprained back and upper left side ribs

Injury or illness

sprained back and upper left side ribs

Object or substance involved

4x4 board and pry bar

Summary line

difficulty separating mold halves back pain

Employee and industry

Job description
die setter
SOC code
51-4072 — Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
NAICS code
326199 — Utility containers (e.g., baskets, bins, boxes, buckets, dishpans, pails), plastics (except foam), manufacturing
NAICS vintage
2012
Avg employees
121
Total hours worked
239897
EIN
381859760
Establishment ID
799578
Employer case #
6

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
16:28
Time of incident
22:30
Filing year
2024
Submitted
28FEB2025:23:07:00

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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.