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OSHA Injury Report: Groot East

Injury · Job transfer or restriction

At a glance

On , an injury at Groot East in 2500 Landmeier Road, Elk Grove, IL 60007 resulted in job transfer or restriction. Employee was driver in garbage collection services.

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Where did this happen?

Establishment
Groot East
Parent company
Groot Recycling & Waste Services, Inc.
Street
2500 Landmeier Road
City
Elk Grove
State
IL
ZIP
60007
On-site location
on route

What was the outcome?

Outcome
Job transfer or restriction (code 3)
Type
Injury (code 1)
Days restricted or transferred
16

Before the incident

Driver serviced a residential stop with carpet outside of the can. EE completed servicing the stop and returned to the truck. While in the truck EE experienced discomfort with a pinch near his shoulder.

What happened

Driver serviced a residential stop with carpet outside of the can. EE completed servicing the stop and returned to the truck. While in the truck EE experienced discomfort with a pinch near his shoulder.

Injury or illness

shoulder injury

Object or substance involved

pushing pulling

Summary line

Driver serviced a residential stop with carpet outside of the can. EE completed servicing the stop and returned to the truck. While in the truck EE experienced discomfort with a pinch near his shoulder.

Employee and industry

Job description
driver
SOC code
53-7081 — Refuse and Recyclable Material Collectors
NAICS code
562111 — Garbage collection services
NAICS vintage
2022
Avg employees
215
Total hours worked
534014
Establishment ID
1221786
Employer case #
1M01M01289

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
6:00:00.000
Time of incident
9:12:00.000
Filing year
2023
Submitted
02MAR24:18:59:00

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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.