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OSHA Injury Report: Patson Inc.- Elmhurst Larch

Injury · Other recordable case

At a glance

On , an injury at Patson Inc.- Elmhurst Larch in 900 N. Larch Avenue, Elmhurst, IL 60126 resulted in other recordable case. Employee was shuttle Driver in trucks, road, merchant wholesalers.

Where did this happen?

Establishment
Patson Inc.- Elmhurst Larch
Parent company
Patson Inc.
Street
900 N. Larch Avenue
City
Elmhurst
State
IL
ZIP
60126
On-site location
Loading dock at our main warehouse location - 776 N York Street Elmhurst IL 60126

What was the outcome?

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

Before the incident

Employee was standing aside dock plate awaiting another employee to drop the dock plate onto his shuttle truck parked at the warehouse dock.

What happened

While the dock plate was lowering employee stepped onto dock plate to allow for dock plate to lower at an accelerated rate when the employee involved in the injury had themselves positioned next to a pinch point between the dock plate and dock housing. Employee had their foot pitched in between the gap before they managed to free it.

Injury or illness

Contusion of left foot soft tissue swelling.

Object or substance involved

Pinch point - dock plate and dock plate housing.

Summary line

Employee had their foot positioned between dock plate and dock house when dock plate was lowering resulting pinch of their foot between the two surfaces - contusion to left foot.

Employee and industry

Job description
Shuttle Driver
SOC code
53-3032 — Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers
NAICS code
423110 — Trucks, road, merchant wholesalers
NAICS vintage
2022
Avg employees
27
Total hours worked
38336
EIN
363198663
Establishment ID
1122637
Employer case #
1

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
6:30:00.000
Time of incident
12:30:00.000
Submitted
13FEB24:18:55:00

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Source

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