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OSHA Injury Report: Elkhart Pouring Plant

Injury · Days away from work

At a glance

On , an injury at Elkhart Pouring Plant in 195 County Road 15, Elkhart, IN 46516 resulted in days away from work. Employee was oTR Truck Driver in polyurethane foam products manufacturing.

Where did this happen?

Establishment
Elkhart Pouring Plant
Parent company
Carpenter Co.
Street
195 County Road 15
City
Elkhart
State
IN
ZIP
46516
On-site location
Customer location

What was the outcome?

Outcome
Days away from work (code 2)
Type
Injury (code 1)
Days away from work
7
Days restricted or transferred
173

Before the incident

Unloading carpet cushion rolls at customer locations

What happened

Employee stated he went to pcp for annual where it was found limited motion and knot. It is believed that repetitive lifting unloading of rolls from trucks contributed to this injury.

Injury or illness

Initially diagnosed as strain but later determined to be micro tears in rotator cuff requiring surgery.

Object or substance involved

Repetitive manual lifting

Summary line

Right shoulder strain rotator cuff tear from daily lifting of carpet cushion rolls

Employee and industry

Job description
OTR Truck Driver
SOC code
53-3032 — Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers
NAICS code
326150 — Polyurethane foam products manufacturing
NAICS vintage
2022
Avg employees
260
Total hours worked
468014
EIN
540499731
Establishment ID
127950
Employer case #
7942

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
5:00:00.000
Time of incident
8:00:00.000
Filing year
2023
Submitted
08FEB24:16:10:00

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Source

Data from OSHA ITA Form 300/301 electronic submissions, filing year 2023. ITA Case Detail records are establishment-reported submissions, not OSHA inspections — no per-record IMIS deep link exists.