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OSHA Injury Report: John Boos & Co.

Injury · Other recordable case

At a glance

On , an injury at John Boos & Co. in 3601 S Banker St, Effingham, IL 62401 resulted in other recordable case. Employee was laborer in applicators, wood, manufacturing.

Where did this happen?

Establishment
John Boos & Co.
Parent company
John Boos & Co.
Street
3601 S Banker St
City
Effingham
State
IL
ZIP
62401
On-site location
WOOD PLANT HOT PRESS

What was the outcome?

Outcome
Other recordable case (code 4)
Type
Injury (code 1)

Before the incident

Pushing wood tops out of the back of the glue press.

What happened

As he grabbed a top to slide down the rollers he felt an irritation in his eye even though he was wearing safety glasses.

Injury or illness

Glue Flake in Right Eye

Object or substance involved

Glue Flake

Summary line

Foreign Object in Eye

Employee and industry

Job description
Laborer
SOC code
53-7062 — Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand
NAICS code
321999 — Applicators, wood, manufacturing
NAICS vintage
2012
Avg employees
338
Total hours worked
645840
EIN
364060778
Establishment ID
144703
Employer case #
10

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
6:00
Time of incident
7:30
Filing year
2025
Submitted
24FEB26:17:38:00

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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.