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OSHA Injury Report: Groot Aurora

Injury · Other recordable case

At a glance

On , an injury at Groot Aurora in 1565 Aurora Avenue Lane, Aurora, IL 60505 resulted in other recordable case. Employee was mechanic in garbage collection services.

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Where did this happen?

Establishment
Groot Aurora
Parent company
Groot, Inc.
Street
1565 Aurora Avenue Lane
City
Aurora
State
IL
ZIP
60505
On-site location
shop

What was the outcome?

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

Before the incident

Cutting U-Bolt with torch

What happened

A piece of slag popped while cutting and it landed in his right ear.

Injury or illness

ear injury

Object or substance involved

metal slag

Summary line

EE was removing the u-bolts from unit 3602 with a cutting torch. A piece of slag popped while cutting and it landed in his right ear.

Employee and industry

Job description
mechanic
SOC code
53-7081 — Refuse and Recyclable Material Collectors
NAICS code
562111 — Garbage collection services
NAICS vintage
2022
Avg employees
115
Total hours worked
312037
Establishment ID
1222032
Employer case #
1M01M01279

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
4:00:00.000
Time of incident
12:30:00.000
Filing year
2023
Submitted
02MAR24:20:23:00

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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.