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OSHA Injury Report: Kuusakoski Recycling

Injury · Job transfer or restriction

At a glance

On , an injury at Kuusakoski Recycling in 13543 S. Route 30, Plainfield, IL 60544 resulted in job transfer or restriction. Employee was maintenance in recyclable material collection services.

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Where did this happen?

Establishment
Kuusakoski Recycling
Parent company
Kuusakoski Oy
Street
13543 S. Route 30
City
Plainfield
State
IL
ZIP
60544
On-site location
Warehouse

What was the outcome?

Outcome
Job transfer or restriction (code 3)
Type
Injury (code 1)
Days restricted or transferred
4

Before the incident

Working on a conveyor belt

What happened

He was trying to manually pull the belt and felt a strain in his lower back

Injury or illness

back strain

Object or substance involved

Pulling on the belt caused the strain

Summary line

He was working on a conveyor belt and was trying to manually pull it when he felt a strain in his back

Employee and industry

Job description
Maintenance
SOC code
37-2011 — Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners
NAICS code
562111 — Recyclable material collection services
NAICS vintage
2022
Avg employees
40
Total hours worked
87594
Establishment ID
1095322
Employer case #
4

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
6:00:00.000
Filing year
2023
Submitted
26FEB24:21:15:00

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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.