Romeoville, IL —
OSHA Injury Report: Hach - Romeoville
Injury · Other recordable case
At a glance
On , an injury at Hach - Romeoville in Romeoville, IL 60446 resulted in other recordable case. Employee was supply Chain and Logisitcs in general warehousing and storage.
Where did this happen?
- Establishment
- Hach - Romeoville
- Parent company
- Hach
- Street
- 1150 Airport Road
- City
- Romeoville
- State
- IL
- ZIP
- 60446
- On-site location
- Repack area located in the Receiving Area
What was the outcome?
- Outcome
- Other recordable case (code 4)
- Type
- Injury (code 1)
Before the incident
Employee was working in the repack area for inbound and needed to open a box. So the employee acquired an automatic retracting utility knife which uses a razor. Then the employee placed their left hand on the box and began cutting the tape with the knife. The knife slipped and lacerated the palm of the employees left hand just below the thumb. The laceration was about 1.5 - 2 inches in length. First aid was provided by a member of the medical team and the EHS coordinator in the first aid room
What happened
Employee was working in the repack area for inbound and needed to open a box. So the employee acquired an automatic retracting utility knife which uses a razor. Then the employee placed their left hand on the box and began cutting the tape with the knife. The knife slipped and lacerated the palm of the employees left hand just below the thumb. The laceration was about 1.5 - 2 inches in length. First aid was provided by a member of the medical team and the EHS coordinator in the first aid room
Injury or illness
Cut Laceration Open Wound Hand Left Hand
Object or substance involved
Razor from Automatic retracting utility knife
Summary line
receiving area Cut Laceration Open Wound Hand Left Hand Razor from Automatic retracting utility knife Other
Employee and industry
- Job description
- Supply Chain and Logisitcs
- SOC code
- 13-1081 — Logisticians
- NAICS code
- 493110 — General warehousing and storage
- NAICS vintage
- 2022
- Avg employees
- 245
- Total hours worked
- 388969
- EIN
- 420704420
- Establishment ID
- 1409340
- Employer case #
- 115
When (timing detail)
- Date of incident
- Shift started
- 6:00
- Time of incident
- 13:25
- Filing year
- 2024
- Submitted
- 14MAR2025:18:53:00
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.