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OSHA Injury Report: Groot North

Injury · Other recordable case

At a glance

On , an injury at Groot North in 40 Porter Drive, Round Lake Park, IL 60073 resulted in other recordable case. Employee was driver in garbage collection services.

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Where did this happen?

Establishment
Groot North
Parent company
Groot Recycling & Waste Services, Inc.
Street
40 Porter Drive
City
Round Lake Park
State
IL
ZIP
60073
On-site location
on route

What was the outcome?

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

Before the incident

Driver used [REDACTED] arm to pick up toilet. While lifting the box with the arm the bottom of the box broke and the toilet fell and shattered. While EE was picking up the broken toilet a piece brushed up against his leg requiring stitches.

What happened

Driver used [REDACTED] arm to pick up toilet. While lifting the box with the arm the bottom of the box broke and the toilet fell and shattered. While EE was picking up the broken toilet a piece brushed up against his leg requiring stitches.

Injury or illness

cut by

Object or substance involved

sharp edge cut

Summary line

Driver used [REDACTED] arm to pick up toilet. While lifting the box with the arm the bottom of the box broke and the toilet fell and shattered. While EE was picking up the broken toilet a piece brushed up against his le

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
91
Total hours worked
236442
Establishment ID
1221874
Employer case #
1E01E06001

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
5:30:00.000
Time of incident
11:40:00.000
Filing year
2023
Submitted
02MAR24:19:25:00

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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.