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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 machine Operator 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
Baler between lines 2 and 5

What was the outcome?

Outcome
Days away from work (code 2)
Type
Injury (code 1)
Days away from work
13

Before the incident

Employee was cleaning [REDACTED] on stool. He sat with alot of force and felt pop in same location as lumbar surgery site.

What happened

reaggravation of pre-existing non-work related back injury

Injury or illness

Strain to lower back - reported immediately to OSHA as suspected hospitalization but kept for observation only

Object or substance involved

contact with step stool

Summary line

Back injury

Employee and industry

Job description
Machine Operator
SOC code
51-9199 — Production Workers, All Other
NAICS code
326150 — Polyurethane foam products manufacturing
NAICS vintage
2022
Avg employees
260
Total hours worked
468014
EIN
540499731
Establishment ID
127950
Employer case #
8211

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
7:00:00.000
Time of incident
9:10:00.000
Filing year
2023
Submitted
08FEB24:16:43:00

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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.