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OSHA Injury Report: NISCO-Topeka

Injury · Job transfer or restriction

At a glance

On , an injury at NISCO-Topeka in 324 Morrow Street, Topeka, IN 46571 resulted in job transfer or restriction. Employee was leader in mechanical rubber goods (i.e., extruded, lathe-cut, molded) manufacturing.

Where did this happen?

Establishment
NISCO-Topeka
Parent company
Nishikawa Cooper LLC
Street
324 Morrow Street
City
Topeka
State
IN
ZIP
46571
On-site location
Plastic Extrusion

What was the outcome?

Outcome
Job transfer or restriction (code 3)
Type
Injury (code 1)
Days restricted or transferred
21

Before the incident

Picking up a bag of TPO material to stage at the extrusion line.

What happened

Associate alleges after lifting a bag of TPO material he developed pain in his lower back.

Injury or illness

Strain Lumbar

Object or substance involved

Bag of TPO material

Summary line

Strain Lumbar Overexertion Picking Up TPO Bags

Employee and industry

Job description
Leader
SOC code
51-1011 — First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers
NAICS code
326291 — Mechanical rubber goods (i.e., extruded, lathe-cut, molded) manufacturing
NAICS vintage
2022
Avg employees
526
Total hours worked
1109747
EIN
351763958
Establishment ID
209236
Employer case #
13

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
6:00:00.000
Time of incident
8:20:00.000
Filing year
2023
Submitted
02MAR24:21:08:00

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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.