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OSHA Injury Report: Northwest Salvage Operations

Injury · Other recordable case

At a glance

On , an injury at Northwest Salvage Operations in 4830 W Ridge Road, Gary, IN 46408 resulted in other recordable case. Employee was material Handler in apparel stores, used clothing.

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Where did this happen?

Establishment
Northwest Salvage Operations
Parent company
Goodwill Industries of Michiana
Street
4830 W Ridge Road
City
Gary
State
IN
ZIP
46408
On-site location
sorting area

What was the outcome?

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

Before the incident

sorting materials

What happened

an unknown liquid was on sorting table and employee felt it soak into glove causing an allergic reaction.

Injury or illness

allergic reaction to unknown chemical. Employee experienced a skin rash.

Object or substance involved

Uknown chemical

Summary line

employee was sorting material and some unknown liquid soak through her gloves.

Employee and industry

Job description
Material Handler
SOC code
53-7062 — Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand
NAICS code
453310 — Apparel stores, used clothing
NAICS vintage
2017
Avg employees
100
Total hours worked
153000
EIN
351093073
Establishment ID
1178076
Employer case #
20203-004

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
8:00:00.000
Filing year
2023
Submitted
28FEB24:17:07:00

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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.