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 operator 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 892 Printer
What was the outcome?
- Outcome
- Days away from work (code 2)
- Type
- Injury (code 1)
- Days away from work
- 51
- Days restricted or transferred
- 23
Before the incident
The employee was inspecting the cap coming off machine 892 printer that was inside a green bin. Another employee came over to lift the bin away from the machine.
What happened
The injured employee removed their hand from the bin when her right thumb got caught in between the conveyor belt and the lower guard. It pinched pulled twisted and then cut her thumb. When she felt the pull from the track she pulled her thumb out causing the laceration and subsequent sprain.
Injury or illness
Laceration and subsequent sprain of MCP of right thumb
Object or substance involved
Conveyor and gears
Summary line
Sprain of MCP of Right Thumb
Employee and industry
- Job description
- Operator
- SOC code
- 9999 — Uncoded
- 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 #
- 4
When (timing detail)
- Date of incident
- Shift started
- 7:00
- Time of incident
- 12:00
- Filing year
- 2024
- Submitted
- 21FEB2025:20:01:00
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.