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Akron, IN —

OSHA Injury Report: Akron, IN

Injury · Days away from work

At a glance

On , an injury at Akron, IN in 12179 E State Road 114, Akron, IN 46910 resulted in days away from work. Employee was green Course Maker in boards, wood, made from logs or bolts.

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Where did this happen?

Establishment
Akron, IN
Parent company
Pike Lumber Company Inc.
Street
12179 E State Road 114
City
Akron
State
IN
ZIP
46910
On-site location
West Steam Vat

What was the outcome?

Outcome
Days away from work (code 2)
Type
Injury (code 1)
Days away from work
4

Before the incident

The injured employee was training with a co-worker on how to load and unload a steam vat just before the incident occurred.

What happened

During training on loading and unloading steam vats a co-worker operating a forklift moved forward without ensuring that the injured employee was completely out of the way resulting in injuring the co-worker 's heel.

Injury or illness

Strain of left achilles tendon (initial encounter) contusion of left heel (initial encounter).

Object or substance involved

Forklift.

Summary line

During training on loading and unloading steam vats a co-worker operating a forklift moved forward without ensuring that the injured employee was completely out of the way resulting in injuring the co-worker 's heel.

Employee and industry

Job description
Green Course Maker
SOC code
9999 — Uncoded
NAICS code
321113 — Boards, wood, made from logs or bolts
NAICS vintage
2012
Avg employees
125
Total hours worked
262996
EIN
350803277
Establishment ID
944068
Employer case #
168607

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
6:30
Time of incident
12:40
Filing year
2024
Submitted
28JAN2025:15:16:00

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Source

Data from OSHA ITA Form 300/301 electronic submissions, filing year 2024. ITA Case Detail records are establishment-reported submissions, not OSHA inspections — no per-record IMIS deep link exists.