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OSHA Injury Report: GRFT- Alpine

Injury · Job transfer or restriction

At a glance

On , an injury at GRFT- Alpine in 1700 Alpine Ave NW, Grand Rapids, MI 49504 resulted in job transfer or restriction. Employee was baler Operator in packaging, foam plastics (except polystyrene), manufacturing.

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Where did this happen?

Establishment
GRFT- Alpine
Parent company
Grand Rapids Foam Technologies, Inc
Street
1700 Alpine Ave NW
City
Grand Rapids
State
MI
ZIP
49504
On-site location
Baler Room

What was the outcome?

Outcome
Job transfer or restriction (code 3)
Type
Injury (code 1)
Days restricted or transferred
12

Before the incident

Using the baler to bale scrap foam

What happened

Operator stepped down off the grated step in front of the baler to pull material out of a cart. Operator 's foot was caught in between the grate and the cart.

Injury or illness

Twisted right knee causing strain sprain

Object or substance involved

grate and cart

Summary line

[REDACTED] of right knee after being caught between grate and cart

Employee and industry

Job description
Baler Operator
SOC code
51-9041 — Extruding, Forming, Pressing, and Compacting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
NAICS code
326150 — Packaging, foam plastics (except polystyrene), manufacturing
NAICS vintage
2022
Avg employees
130
Total hours worked
280768
EIN
381812836
Establishment ID
1417266
Employer case #
2

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
6:00
Time of incident
11:30
Filing year
2024
Submitted
02JUN2025:20:52:00

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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.