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OSHA Injury Report: Universal Recycling Technologies-Beloit Ave.-Janesville Facility

Injury · Other recordable case

At a glance

On , an injury at Universal Recycling Technologies-Beloit Ave.-Janesville Facility in 2535 Beloit Avenue, Janesville, WI 53546 resulted in other recordable case. Employee was gPO in recyclable materials (e.g., glass, metal, paper) merchant wholesalers.

Where did this happen?

Establishment
Universal Recycling Technologies-Beloit Ave.-Janesville Facility
Parent company
Universal Recycling Technologies
Street
2535 Beloit Avenue
City
Janesville
State
WI
ZIP
53546
On-site location
WI-Beloit Ave

What was the outcome?

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

Before the incident

Tipping material

What happened

Nylon covered gaylord got stuck in tipper when it was brought back down. [REDACTED] went to lift the sheet metal that tops the tipper to remove the gaylord upon lifting the sheet metal the gaylord fell out of its wedged position- reducing any resistance holding the sheet metal up.

Injury or illness

Pinched Finger

Object or substance involved

Production - pallet

Summary line

Summary: Employee smashed finger in tipper |Nature of Injury: Pinch |Type: Caught Between In |Body Part: Finger(s) |Equipment: Production

Employee and industry

Job description
GPO
SOC code
9999 — Uncoded
NAICS code
423930 — Recyclable materials (e.g., glass, metal, paper) merchant wholesalers
NAICS vintage
2022
Avg employees
72
Total hours worked
169516
EIN
260291504
Establishment ID
701212
Employer case #
IE-2308-00

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
5:00:00.000
Time of incident
0:15:00.000
Submitted
23FEB24:17:52:00

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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.