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

Injury · Days away from work

At a glance

On , an injury at Acuity Brands - Midwest Distribution Center (MWDC) in 1300 South Wolf Road, Des Plaines, IL 60018 resulted in days away from work. Employee was distribution Processor 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
Inbound Sort Area

What was the outcome?

Outcome
Days away from work (code 2)
Type
Injury (code 1)
Days away from work
42
Days restricted or transferred
6

Before the incident

Break down and sort inbound mix pallet

What happened

Operator felt pain during pallet breakdown process

Injury or illness

Strain to right abdomen

Object or substance involved

*285L5J package

Summary line

Strain to right abdomen caused by *285L5J package

Employee and industry

Job description
Distribution Processor
SOC code
9999 — Uncoded
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-2023112

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
6:00:00.000
Time of incident
9:00:00.000
Filing year
2023
Submitted
01MAR24:15:36:00

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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.