Elkhart, IN —
OSHA Injury Report: Lippert Plant 261
Injury · Job transfer or restriction
At a glance
On , an injury at Lippert Plant 261 in Elkhart, IN 46514 resulted in job transfer or restriction. Employee was forklift operator in plumbing fixtures (e.g., shower stalls, toilets, urinals), plastics or fiberglass, manufacturing.
Where did this happen?
- Establishment
- Lippert Plant 261
- Parent company
- Lippert
- Street
- 3501 County Road 6 East
- City
- Elkhart
- State
- IN
- ZIP
- 46514
- On-site location
- Oven 6
What was the outcome?
- Outcome
- Job transfer or restriction (code 3)
- Type
- Injury (code 1)
- Days restricted or transferred
- 8
Before the incident
Helping a TM lift a dye onto the lower platen
What happened
Opposing TM accidently dropped his side of the die jerking the operator 's body and back in a downward motion.
Injury or illness
lower back sprain strain
Object or substance involved
awkward die and sudden force
Summary line
Lower back sprain strain
Employee and industry
- Job description
- Forklift operator
- SOC code
- 53-7051 — Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators
- NAICS code
- 326191 — Plumbing fixtures (e.g., shower stalls, toilets, urinals), plastics or fiberglass, manufacturing
- NAICS vintage
- 2022
- Avg employees
- 89
- Total hours worked
- 186409
- EIN
- 383420528
- Establishment ID
- 931671
- Employer case #
- N-20230426
When (timing detail)
- Date of incident
- Shift started
- 5:00:00.000
- Time of incident
- 10:00:00.000
- Submitted
- 01FEB24:18:12:00
Source
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.