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OSHA Injury Report: Groot Aurora

Injury · Job transfer or restriction

At a glance

On , an injury at Groot Aurora in 1565 Aurora Avenue Lane, Aurora, IL 60505 resulted in job transfer or restriction. Employee was driver 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
on route

What was the outcome?

Outcome
Job transfer or restriction (code 3)
Type
Injury (code 1)
Days restricted or transferred
90

Before the incident

EE dropped a yw cart into the bucket while trying to dump it. As he was reaching into the bucket to pull the cart out he strained his back.

What happened

EE dropped a yw cart into the bucket while trying to dump it. As he was reaching into the bucket to pull the cart out he strained his back.

Injury or illness

strained back

Object or substance involved

lifting

Summary line

EE dropped a yw cart into the bucket while trying to dump it. As he was reaching into the bucket to pull the cart out he strained 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
115
Total hours worked
312037
Establishment ID
1222032
Employer case #
1E01E06002

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
5:15:00.000
Time of incident
6:50:00.000
Filing year
2023
Submitted
02MAR24:20:28:00

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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.