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OSHA Injury Report: River Valley Recycling, LLC

Injury · Days away from work

At a glance

On , an injury at River Valley Recycling, LLC in 288, Kankakee, IL 60901 resulted in days away from work. Employee was maintenance in recyclable materials (e.g., glass, metal, paper) merchant wholesalers.

Where did this happen?

Establishment
River Valley Recycling, LLC
Parent company
River Valley Recycling, LLC
Street
288
City
Kankakee
State
IL
ZIP
60901
On-site location
Maintenance Shop

What was the outcome?

Outcome
Days away from work (code 2)
Type
Injury (code 1)
Days away from work
180

Before the incident

Moving lifting an angle iron out of the way.

What happened

Worker stated that on [REDACTED] when lifting an angle iron and he felt pain in his stomach and maybe a hernia. Worker did not report injury until he was reprimanded for misconduct on [REDACTED].

Injury or illness

Injury - strain pain in stomach

Object or substance involved

Moving an angle iron

Summary line

Moving an angle [REDACTED] as part of a two man lift in maintenance air

Employee and industry

Job description
Maintenance
SOC code
37-2011 — Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners
NAICS code
423930 — Recyclable materials (e.g., glass, metal, paper) merchant wholesalers
NAICS vintage
2022
Avg employees
182
Total hours worked
393598
EIN
364617633
Establishment ID
1090735
Employer case #
4

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
5:00:00.000
Time of incident
8:00:00.000
Filing year
2023
Submitted
29JAN24:20:19:00

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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.