Kalamazoo, MI ·
OSHA Injury Report: Summit Polymers Inc. P18
Injury · Days away from work
At a glance
On , an injury at Summit Polymers Inc. P18 in 5858 E N Avenue, Kalamazoo, MI 49048 resulted in days away from work. Employee was mold Tech in television housings, plastics, manufacturing.
Where did this happen?
- Establishment
- Summit Polymers Inc. P18
- Parent company
- Summit Polymers Inc.
- Street
- 5858 E N Avenue
- City
- Kalamazoo
- State
- MI
- ZIP
- 49048
- On-site location
- Molding Department Press 15/16
What was the outcome?
- Outcome
- Days away from work (code 2)
- Type
- Injury (code 1)
- Days away from work
- 1
- Days restricted or transferred
- 89
Before the incident
Side Load Press in [REDACTED]; was not in pain at the time. Employee stated that it was after he was home and sitting in his chair and felt his back tighten up. He also stated this was a reoccurring injury over many years.
What happened
Repetitive Motion of side load presses.
Injury or illness
Strained back also had a hernia claimed to be from progressive pain.
Object or substance involved
Bending with the push pull motion of the side load press in Molding.
Summary line
Lower back (disputed and stuck thru)
Employee and industry
- Job description
- Mold Tech
- SOC code
- 9999: Uncoded
- NAICS code
- 326199: Television housings, plastics, manufacturing
- NAICS vintage
- 2022
- Employees at this establishment (2024 average)
- 247
- Hours worked at this establishment (2024 total)
- 542,648
- EIN
- 381990845
- Establishment ID
- 1123909
- Employer case #
- W24001150
When (timing detail)
- Date of incident
- Time of incident
- Not known — the employer filed this case without a time of day.
- Filing year
- 2024
- Submitted to OSHA
- 2025-02-05
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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, so no per-record IMIS deep link exists.
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