Elgin, IL —
OSHA Injury Report: Geka Manufacturing Corporation
Injury · Days away from work
At a glance
On , an injury at Geka Manufacturing Corporation in Elgin, IL 60123 resulted in days away from work. Employee was quality Tech in cigar and cigarette holders, plastics, manufacturing.
Where did this happen?
- Establishment
- Geka Manufacturing Corporation
- Parent company
- Geka Manufacturing Corporation
- Street
- 1670 Cambridge Drive
- City
- Elgin
- State
- IL
- ZIP
- 60123
- On-site location
- Machine 548
What was the outcome?
- Outcome
- Days away from work (code 2)
- Type
- Injury (code 1)
- Days away from work
- 5
Before the incident
Employee was getting ready to do a fluff test which involves manually moving parts around to check for defects.
What happened
Employee was doing a fluff test and pulled a box of parts towards her. She felt a pain in their lower back. The box weighed a max of 5lbs. The incident originally occurred on [REDACTED]. The employee was scheduled off on [REDACTED] [REDACTED] and [REDACTED]. The employee returned to work on [REDACTED] and worked a full day. On [REDACTED] [REDACTED] the employee called in to say they were in too much pain to work. The employee went to the emergency room. The employee was seen at the hospital [REDACTED] and told they can return to work on [REDACTED].
Injury or illness
Strain to back
Object or substance involved
NA
Summary line
Back Strain
Employee and industry
- Job description
- Quality Tech
- SOC code
- 51-9061 — Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers
- NAICS code
- 326199 — Cigar and cigarette holders, plastics, manufacturing
- NAICS vintage
- 2012
- Avg employees
- 116
- Total hours worked
- 301918
- EIN
- 980568317
- Establishment ID
- 208865
- Employer case #
- 3
When (timing detail)
- Date of incident
- Shift started
- 19:00
- Time of incident
- 5:15
- Filing year
- 2024
- Submitted
- 21FEB2025:19:59:00
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.