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Grand Rapids, MI —

OSHA Injury Report: Profile Films

Injury · Days away from work

At a glance

On , an injury at Profile Films in 1976 Avastar Parkway NW, Grand Rapids, MI 49544 resulted in days away from work. Employee was extrusion Cutover in flexible packaging, plastics film, manufacturing.

Where did this happen?

Establishment
Profile Films
Parent company
Profile Industrial Packaging Corporation
Street
1976 Avastar Parkway NW
City
Grand Rapids
State
MI
ZIP
49544
On-site location
Extrusion

What was the outcome?

Outcome
Days away from work (code 2)
Type
Injury (code 1)
Days away from work
1
Days restricted or transferred
14

Before the incident

Employee was driving a forklift attempting to remove a bale from the baler

What happened

Employee reached outside the forklift cage and held the baler door open while operating the forklift resulting in pinching his hand between the bale and the baler

Injury or illness

Laceration to the right hand

Object or substance involved

Baler and a full bale

Summary line

Laceration to the right hand

Employee and industry

Job description
Extrusion Cutover
SOC code
51-9041 — Extruding, Forming, Pressing, and Compacting Machine Setters, O
NAICS code
326112 — Flexible packaging, plastics film, manufacturing
NAICS vintage
2022
Avg employees
211
Total hours worked
442193
EIN
383411988
Establishment ID
1149340
Employer case #
74

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
17:00
Time of incident
3:10
Filing year
2025
Submitted
17FEB26:15:46:00

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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.