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OSHA Injury Report: Sims Recycling Solutions, Inc (dba Sims Lifecycle Services)

Injury · Job transfer or restriction

At a glance

On , an injury at Sims Recycling Solutions, Inc (dba Sims Lifecycle Services) in 1600 Harvester Road, West Chicago, IL 60185 resulted in job transfer or restriction. Employee was associate Material Handler in recyclable materials (e.g., glass, metal, paper) merchant wholesalers.

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Where did this happen?

Establishment
Sims Recycling Solutions, Inc (dba Sims Lifecycle Services)
Parent company
Sims Recycling Solutions, Inc (dba Sims Lifecycle Services)
Street
1600 Harvester Road
City
West Chicago
State
IL
ZIP
60185
On-site location
Debox

What was the outcome?

Outcome
Job transfer or restriction (code 3)
Type
Injury (code 1)
Days restricted or transferred
7

Before the incident

Deboxing Material to Sort

What happened

Tripped over the corner of a pallet tumbling sideways to the floor.

Injury or illness

Scraped arm smacked back while falling to the floor.

Object or substance involved

Floor

Summary line

Bruise or Contusion to Left Back caused by Wood Pallet

Employee and industry

Job description
Associate Material Handler
SOC code
53-7062 — Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand
NAICS code
423930 — Recyclable materials (e.g., glass, metal, paper) merchant wholesalers
NAICS vintage
2022
Avg employees
198
Total hours worked
418662
EIN
362246417
Establishment ID
927661
Employer case #
IN-2023081

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
14:00:00.000
Time of incident
19:10:00.000
Filing year
2023
Submitted
12FEB24:18:47:00

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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.