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OSHA Injury Report: Yoshino America Corporation

Skin disorder · Other recordable case

At a glance

On , a skin disorder at Yoshino America Corporation in 2500 Palmer Avenue, University Park, IL 60484 resulted in other recordable case. Employee was blow Machine Operator in bottles, plastics, manufacturing.

Where did this happen?

Establishment
Yoshino America Corporation
Parent company
Yoshino America Corporation
Street
2500 Palmer Avenue
City
University Park
State
IL
ZIP
60484
On-site location
Blow Room

What was the outcome?

Outcome
Other recordable case (code 4)
Type
Skin disorder (code 2)

Before the incident

Employee was performing a plastic PET jar quality hot fill test on our product [REDACTED].

What happened

Employee did not follow safety instructions while performing the hot fill water test and did not use the required PPE (heat proof gloves and apron. He did not verify the jar cap was securely attached to the jar and tried to flip it over after it was filled with hot water. This caused the hot water to escape from the jar and splash onto his right inside elbow area and stomach.

Injury or illness

The employee received 1st degree burns on his abdomen and 1st and 2nd degree burns to the inside right elbow of arm area.

Object or substance involved

Hot Water and no PPE worn to protect the employee from the water.

Summary line

Water burn to inside right arm by elbow and to stomach area.

Employee and industry

Job description
Blow Machine Operator
SOC code
51-4199 — Metal Workers and Plastic Workers, All Other
NAICS code
326160 — Bottles, plastics, manufacturing
NAICS vintage
2022
Avg employees
94
Total hours worked
166992
EIN
132986989
Establishment ID
641567
Employer case #
4

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
6:45:00.000
Time of incident
12:33:00.000
Submitted
19FEB24:20:46:00

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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.