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OSHA Injury Report: Pet Food Experts

Injury · Other recordable case

At a glance

On , an injury at Pet Food Experts in 1780 Birchwood Ave, Des Plaines, IL 60018 resulted in other recordable case. Employee was order Selector in general warehousing and storage.

Where did this happen?

Establishment
Pet Food Experts
Parent company
Pet Food Experts
Street
1780 Birchwood Ave
City
Des Plaines
State
IL
ZIP
60018
On-site location
Warehouse Aisle 333

What was the outcome?

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

Before the incident

EE was cutting bundles of boxes with a pocket knife - not company approved or issued

What happened

EE 's hand slipped and he cut his thumb

Injury or illness

Laceration to the left thumb

Object or substance involved

Pocket Knife

Summary line

Cut finder with pocket knife while cutting boxes

Employee and industry

Job description
Order Selector
SOC code
53-7065 — Stockers and Order Fillers
NAICS code
493110 — General warehousing and storage
NAICS vintage
2022
Avg employees
75
Total hours worked
164893
EIN
50444999
Establishment ID
1034018
Employer case #
7

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
7:48:00.000
Time of incident
16:10:00.000
Filing year
2023
Submitted
29JAN24:15:28:00

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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.