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OSHA Injury Report: OctoChem, Inc.

Injury · Other recordable case

At a glance

On , an injury at OctoChem, Inc. in 2090 Wagner Street, Vandalia, IL 62471 resulted in other recordable case. Employee was operations Manager in general warehousing and storage.

Where did this happen?

Establishment
OctoChem, Inc.
Parent company
OctoChem, Inc.
Street
2090 Wagner Street
City
Vandalia
State
IL
ZIP
62471
On-site location
WAREHOUSE 4-1 ENTRANCE FROM WAREHOUSE 3

What was the outcome?

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

Before the incident

OPENING THE BUILDING FOR ALL STAFF

What happened

EMPLOYEE ENTERED THROUGH MAN DOOR INTO WAREHOUSE 4-1 THE MOTION LIGHTS DID NOT IMMEDIATELY TURN ON AND EMPLOYEE CONTINUED IN THE DARK TRIPPING OVER A SAFETY SUPPLY STATION.

Injury or illness

TWISTED BACK AND ABRASION TO KNEES

Object or substance involved

SAFETY SUPPLY STATION

Summary line

FALL NO DAYS AWAY [REDACTED] ON KNEES TWISTED BACK. MOTION LIGHTS DID NOT CAPTURE HIS ENTRANCE CAUSING HIM TO TRIP OVER SAFETY SUPPLIES DUE TO LACK OF SIGHT.

Employee and industry

Job description
Operations Manager
SOC code
9999 — Uncoded
NAICS code
493110 — General warehousing and storage
NAICS vintage
2022
Avg employees
99
Total hours worked
206000
EIN
145662388
Establishment ID
69636
Employer case #
2024-3

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
0:00:00.000
Time of incident
7:00:00.000
Submitted
29FEB24:18:42:00

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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.