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OSHA Injury Report: Hoffer Plastics

Injury · Other recordable case

At a glance

On , an injury at Hoffer Plastics in 500 N. Collins St, South Elgin, IL 60177 resulted in other recordable case. Employee was maintenance in hardware, plastics, manufacturing.

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Where did this happen?

Establishment
Hoffer Plastics
Parent company
Hoffer Plastics
Street
500 N. Collins St
City
South Elgin
State
IL
ZIP
60177
On-site location
Receiving Department

What was the outcome?

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

Before the incident

Working on a piece of equipment

What happened

Back strain from lifting and twisting

Injury or illness

lower back strain

Object or substance involved

Lifting materials

Summary line

Lower back strain

Employee and industry

Job description
Maintenance
SOC code
49-9041 — Industrial Machinery Mechanics
NAICS code
326199 — Hardware, plastics, manufacturing
NAICS vintage
2022
Avg employees
361
Total hours worked
668735
Establishment ID
1130819
Employer case #
2

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
6:00:00.000
Time of incident
9:00:00.000
Filing year
2023
Submitted
16FEB24:14:19:00

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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.