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OSHA Injury Report: Hoffer Plastics

Injury · Other recordable case

On , an injury at Hoffer Plastics in South Elgin, IL 60177 resulted in other recordable case. Employee was mold Tech in tires, plastics, manufacturing.

Establishment
Hoffer Plastics
Parent company
Hoffer Plastics
Street
500 N Collins Street
City
South Elgin
State
IL
ZIP
60177
On-site location
Plant 3
Outcome
Other recordable case (code 4)
Type
Injury (code 1)

Employee was transporting a mold via portable hoist.

Employee strained their back while attempting to pull the mold hoist

Strained lower back

Uneven floor

Employee was attempting to pull on a mechanical hoist and strained his back.

Job description
Mold Tech
SOC code
51-4072 — Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
NAICS code
326199 — Tires, plastics, manufacturing
NAICS vintage
2022
Avg employees
370
Total hours worked
699519
EIN
362347537
Establishment ID
1312194
Employer case #
4
Date of incident
Shift started
0:00
Time of incident
5:00
Filing year
2024
Submitted
17FEB2025:21:22:00

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.