Elgin, IL ·
OSHA Injury Report: Geka Manufacturing Corporation
Injury · Days away from work
At a glance
On , an injury at Geka Manufacturing Corporation in 1670 Cambridge Drive, 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
- Employees at this establishment (2024 average)
- 116
- Hours worked at this establishment (2024 total)
- 301,918
- EIN
- 980568317
- Establishment ID
- 208865
- Employer case #
- 3
When (timing detail)
- Date of incident
- Shift started
- 19:00
- Time of incident
- 05:15
- Filing year
- 2024
- Submitted to OSHA
- 2025-02-21
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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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