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OSHA Injury Report: Great Lakes Forest Products

Injury · Days away from work

At a glance

On , an injury at Great Lakes Forest Products in 21861 Protecta Drive, Elkhart, IN 46516 resulted in days away from work. Employee was forklift Driver in boards, wood, resawing purchased lumber.

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Where did this happen?

Establishment
Great Lakes Forest Products
Parent company
Great Lakes Forest Products
Street
21861 Protecta Drive
City
Elkhart
State
IN
ZIP
46516
On-site location
Warehouse

What was the outcome?

Outcome
Days away from work (code 2)
Type
Injury (code 1)
Days away from work
2

Before the incident

He was pulling banding form a bundle of wood.

What happened

The banding snapped back knocked his safety glasses off and struck his eye.

Injury or illness

laceration of right eye

Object or substance involved

banding

Summary line

pulled banding and lacerated right eye

Employee and industry

Job description
Forklift Driver
SOC code
53-7051 — Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators
NAICS code
321912 — Boards, wood, resawing purchased lumber
NAICS vintage
2022
Avg employees
214
Total hours worked
395478
EIN
352076958
Establishment ID
930163
Employer case #
1

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
6:00:00.000
Time of incident
7:00:00.000
Filing year
2023
Submitted
23JAN24:18:51:00

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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.