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OSHA Injury Report: River Valley Recycling, LLC

Injury · Other recordable case

At a glance

On , an injury at River Valley Recycling, LLC in 288, Kankakee, IL 60901 resulted in other recordable case. Employee was warehouse Disassembly 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
Warehouse Disassembly Line

What was the outcome?

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

Before the incident

Worker was disassembling engine on disassembly line.

What happened

Worker was pulling the gasket part off the engine by hand and the part was sharp cutting hand. Employee did not use the correct tool to remove the part.

Injury or illness

Injury laceration to the left finger

Object or substance involved

Employee pulled on sharp engine part using hands instead of using the proper tool to remove the part causing the laceration to his finger.

Summary line

Injury - laceration to left finger sharp engine part

Employee and industry

Job description
Warehouse Disassembly
SOC code
53-7062 — Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand
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 #
12

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
5:00:00.000
Time of incident
14:15:00.000
Filing year
2023
Submitted
30JAN24:12:33:00

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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.