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OSHA Injury Report: ContiTech USA, Inc.

Injury · Job transfer or restriction

At a glance

On , an injury at ContiTech USA, Inc. in 1998 9th St. North, Wahpeton, ND 58075 resulted in job transfer or restriction. Employee was cell Lead WAH in rubber goods, mechanical (i.e., extruded, lathe-cut, molded), manufacturing.

Where did this happen?

Establishment
ContiTech USA, Inc.
Parent company
ContiTech USA, Inc.
Street
1998 9th St. North
City
Wahpeton
State
ND
ZIP
58075
On-site location
Cut Off 1

What was the outcome?

Outcome
Job transfer or restriction (code 3)
Type
Injury (code 1)
Days restricted or transferred
23

Before the incident

The employees were running cut downs (shorter lengths of belt that are not on a bulk roll). These belts are kept on a pallet stored in a vertical position on the floor by the Cut Off.

What happened

The employee squatted down to place the left hand under the cut down and the right on top to begin a lift. They stood up and turned the belt to a horizontal position. They threw the belt in a sideways motion onto the cut off rollers and felt pain in the mid-back area.

Injury or illness

A strain to the mid-back

Object or substance involved

Lifting the belt

Summary line

Strain upper right back (thoracic area) right and left side from lifting belt.

Employee and industry

Job description
Cell Lead WAH
SOC code
51-1011 — First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers
NAICS code
326291 — Rubber goods, mechanical (i.e., extruded, lathe-cut, molded), manufacturing
NAICS vintage
2012
Avg employees
230
Total hours worked
402877
EIN
208832176
Establishment ID
935399
Employer case #
2025-053

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
23:00
Time of incident
23:35
Filing year
2025
Submitted
29JAN26:20:41:00

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Source

Data from OSHA ITA Form 300/301 electronic submissions, filing year 2025. ITA Case Detail records are establishment-reported submissions, not OSHA inspections — no per-record IMIS deep link exists.