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OSHA Injury Report: Great Lakes Division Plant 1

Injury · Job transfer or restriction

At a glance

On , an injury at Great Lakes Division Plant 1 in 9983 Sparta Avenue, Sparta, MI 49345 resulted in job transfer or restriction. Employee was machine Operator Secondary GL in 331523 Nonferrous Metal Die-Casting Foundries.

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Where did this happen?

Establishment
Great Lakes Division Plant 1
Parent company
CASCADE DIE CASTING GROUP INC
Street
9983 Sparta Avenue
City
Sparta
State
MI
ZIP
49345
On-site location
Secondary Operations

What was the outcome?

Outcome
Job transfer or restriction (code 3)
Type
Injury (code 1)
Days restricted or transferred
80

Before the incident

This issue has developed over time and cannot be determined to a single action. Prior to reporting to Human Resources the employee had not started his shift but felt soreness in his thumb.

What happened

Ergonomics related. Employee had been utilizing the same muscles and has not been rotated throughout positions that would work different muscles. Felt overworked in the base of his left thumb and was feeling very sore.

Injury or illness

Sore thumb

Object or substance involved

Overworking of the same left hand muscle.

Summary line

Sore Thumb

Employee and industry

Job description
Machine Operator Secondary GL
SOC code
51-4199 — Metal Workers and Plastic Workers, All Other
NAICS code
331523 — 331523 Nonferrous Metal Die-Casting Foundries
NAICS vintage
2022
Avg employees
145
Total hours worked
179632
EIN
382628089
Establishment ID
1404890
Employer case #
711892

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
15:00
Filing year
2024
Submitted
10MAR2025:19:47:00

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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.