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OSHA Injury Report: Des Plaines MWDC

Injury · Days away from work

On , an injury at Des Plaines MWDC in Des Plaines, IL 60018 resulted in days away from work. Employee was distribution Attendant in warehouse Distribution Center.

Establishment
Des Plaines MWDC
Parent company
Acuity Brands US
Street
1300 South Wolf Road
City
Des Plaines
State
IL
ZIP
60018
On-site location
Des Plaines (MWDC)
Outcome
Days away from work (code 2)
Type
Injury (code 1)
Days away from work
34

Sorting returned goods to be palletized for return to proper locations.

The low energy incident occurred as an associate was lifting a box to be placed on a pallet. The weight of the box 41 lbs. The dimensions were L-49.5 W-25 H-5.5. The product was *266ENT 1 box containing 2 pieces. This was a returned item and had 2 pcs in 1 box. These products come 1 box however in this case the customer had placed 2 in one box.

Strain

Lifting Boxes

Strain to Left Arm caused by Lifting Boxes

Job description
Distribution Attendant
SOC code
9999 — Uncoded
NAICS code
493110 — Warehouse Distribution Center
NAICS vintage
2022
Avg employees
194
Total hours worked
459400
Establishment ID
1293065
Employer case #
IN-2024071
Date of incident
Shift started
6:00
Time of incident
10:00
Filing year
2024
Submitted
06FEB2025:14:23:00

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.