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OSHA Injury Report: Acuity Brands - Midwest Distribution Center (MWDC)

Injury · Job transfer or restriction

At a glance

On , an injury at Acuity Brands - Midwest Distribution Center (MWDC) in 1300 South Wolf Road, Des Plaines, IL 60018 resulted in job transfer or restriction. Employee was group Lead Distribution in general warehousing and storage.

Where did this happen?

Establishment
Acuity Brands - Midwest Distribution Center (MWDC)
Parent company
Acuity Brands Lighting, Inc.
Street
1300 South Wolf Road
City
Des Plaines
State
IL
ZIP
60018
On-site location
Aisle 43

What was the outcome?

Outcome
Job transfer or restriction (code 3)
Type
Injury (code 1)
Days restricted or transferred
145

Before the incident

Lifting material from pallet on first floor level

What happened

Pulling material from first level of the rack and felt pain in his back

Injury or illness

Strain to back

Object or substance involved

Metal Plate - 15-20#

Summary line

Strain to back caused by metal plate - 15#-20#

Employee and industry

Job description
Group Lead Distribution
SOC code
11-3071 — Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers
NAICS code
493110 — General warehousing and storage
NAICS vintage
2022
Avg employees
215
Total hours worked
511367
EIN
582633371
Establishment ID
1202822
Employer case #
IN-2023071

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
5:00:00.000
Time of incident
7:00:00.000
Filing year
2023
Submitted
01MAR24:15:33:00

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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.