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OSHA Injury Report: River Valley Recycling, LLC

Injury · Job transfer or restriction

At a glance

On , an injury at River Valley Recycling, LLC in 288, Kankakee, IL 60901 resulted in job transfer or restriction. Employee was runway Dis 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
Runway Unloading Ares

What was the outcome?

Outcome
Job transfer or restriction (code 3)
Type
Injury (code 1)
Days restricted or transferred
10

Before the incident

Worker was unloading engines from runway line with hoist.

What happened

Worker was unloading engine from runaway using a hoist and did not see sharp part sticking out and the sharp part cut his forarm.

Injury or illness

Injury forearm Laceration

Object or substance involved

The engine that had a sharp part sticking out when he lifted the engine with a hoist.

Summary line

Laceration to forearm from sharp part sticking out from side of engine.

Employee and industry

Job description
Runway Dis
SOC code
9999 — Uncoded
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 #
8

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
6:00:00.000
Time of incident
11:40:00.000
Filing year
2023
Submitted
29JAN24:20:40:00

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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.