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OSHA Injury Report: Kent County Waste to Energy Facility

Injury · Days away from work

On , an injury at Kent County Waste to Energy Facility in Grand Rapids, MI 49503 resulted in days away from work. Employee was shift Supervisor in power generation, nonhazardous solid waste combustor or incinerator electric.

Establishment
Kent County Waste to Energy Facility
Parent company
Vicinity Energy
Street
950 Market Ave SE
City
Grand Rapids
State
MI
ZIP
49503
On-site location
1st Floor Chemical Storage
Outcome
Days away from work (code 2)
Type
Injury (code 1)
Days away from work
17

Rotating 55-gallon chemical barrel by hand to read its label

Strained lower abdominal muscle during hand rotating of 55-gallon chemical barrel

Hernia

Body rotation and positioning

Rotating barrel by hand - Caused [REDACTED]

Job description
Shift Supervisor
SOC code
51-1011 — First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers
NAICS code
562213 — Power generation, nonhazardous solid waste combustor or incinerator electric
NAICS vintage
2022
Avg employees
38
Total hours worked
78665
Establishment ID
1069479
Employer case #
23-1
Date of incident
Shift started
5:00:00.000
Time of incident
8:00:00.000
Submitted
09JAN24:18:04:00

Data from OSHA ITA Form 300/301 electronic submissions, filing year unspecified. ITA Case Detail records are establishment-reported submissions, not OSHA inspections — no per-record IMIS deep link exists.