Middlebury, IN —
OSHA Injury Report: Myers Industries/Elkhart Plastics
Injury · Days away from work
At a glance
On , an injury at Myers Industries/Elkhart Plastics in Middlebury, IN 46540 resulted in days away from work. Employee was oven Operator in coolers or ice chests, plastics (except foam), manufacturing.
Where did this happen?
- Establishment
- Myers Industries/Elkhart Plastics
- Parent company
- Myers Industries/Elkhart Plastics
- Street
- 51703 Packard Dr
- City
- Middlebury
- State
- IN
- ZIP
- 46540
- On-site location
- Production Floor Oven
What was the outcome?
- Outcome
- Days away from work (code 2)
- Type
- Injury (code 1)
- Days away from work
- 13
Before the incident
The associate was working on the [REDACTED]. They along with a partner were removing a lid from a mold.
What happened
While they were removing the lid. Both of them realized the mold was heavier than originally thought. When they tried to move the lid to the table the associate noticed a pain in his right shoulder.
Injury or illness
The associate suffered an upper right back strain.
Object or substance involved
The mold
Summary line
upper right back strain
Employee and industry
- Job description
- Oven Operator
- SOC code
- 9999 — Uncoded
- NAICS code
- 326199 — Coolers or ice chests, plastics (except foam), manufacturing
- NAICS vintage
- 2022
- Avg employees
- 129
- Total hours worked
- 213525
- EIN
- 853336691
- Establishment ID
- 1117301
- Employer case #
- 1
When (timing detail)
- Date of incident
- Shift started
- 14:30
- Time of incident
- 19:00
- Filing year
- 2024
- Submitted
- 20FEB2025:19:26:00
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.