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OSHA Injury Report: Groot South

Injury · Days away from work

At a glance

On , an injury at Groot South in 8475 West 53rd Street, McCook, IL 60525 resulted in days away from work. Employee was driver in garbage collection services.

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Where did this happen?

Establishment
Groot South
Parent company
Groot, Inc.
Street
8475 West 53rd Street
City
McCook
State
IL
ZIP
60525
On-site location
on route

What was the outcome?

Outcome
Days away from work (code 2)
Type
Injury (code 1)
Days away from work
6

Before the incident

Pulling a recycle can out of the back of the truck.

What happened

Driver was servicing a recycle can in [REDACTED] when the toter fell into the hopper of the rear loader while dumping the can. The driver reached into the hopper to retrieve the toter he felt discomfort in his back.

Injury or illness

back injury

Object or substance involved

pushing pulling

Summary line

Driver was servicing a recycle can in [REDACTED] when the toter fell into the hopper of the rear loader while dumping the can. The driver reached into the hopper to retrieve the toter he felt discomfort in his back.

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
80
Total hours worked
200211
Establishment ID
1221939
Employer case #
1E01E06001

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
5:55:00.000
Time of incident
7:30:00.000
Filing year
2023
Submitted
02MAR24:19:38:00

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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.