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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 mold Tech 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
Production area

What was the outcome?

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

Before the incident

Removing a lid from a hopper

What happened

[REDACTED] was loose and fell striking his forehead

Injury or illness

Laceration

Object or substance involved

Hopper lid

Summary line

head laceration from falling lid

Employee and industry

Job description
Mold Tech
SOC code
51-4072 — Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
NAICS code
326199 — Hardware, plastics, manufacturing
NAICS vintage
2022
Avg employees
361
Total hours worked
668735
Establishment ID
1130819
Employer case #
4

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
6:00:00.000
Time of incident
7:45:00.000
Filing year
2023
Submitted
16FEB24:14:25:00

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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.