Grand Rapids, MI —
OSHA Injury Report: GRFT- Alpine
Injury · Job transfer or restriction
At a glance
On , an injury at GRFT- Alpine in Grand Rapids, MI 49504 resulted in job transfer or restriction. Employee was baler Operator in packaging, foam plastics (except polystyrene), manufacturing.
Where did this happen?
- Establishment
- GRFT- Alpine
- Parent company
- Grand Rapids Foam Technologies, Inc
- Street
- 1700 Alpine Ave NW
- City
- Grand Rapids
- State
- MI
- ZIP
- 49504
- On-site location
- Baler Room
What was the outcome?
- Outcome
- Job transfer or restriction (code 3)
- Type
- Injury (code 1)
- Days restricted or transferred
- 12
Before the incident
Using the baler to bale scrap foam
What happened
Operator stepped down off the grated step in front of the baler to pull material out of a cart. Operator 's foot was caught in between the grate and the cart.
Injury or illness
Twisted right knee causing strain sprain
Object or substance involved
grate and cart
Summary line
[REDACTED] of right knee after being caught between grate and cart
Employee and industry
- Job description
- Baler Operator
- SOC code
- 51-9041 — Extruding, Forming, Pressing, and Compacting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
- NAICS code
- 326150 — Packaging, foam plastics (except polystyrene), manufacturing
- NAICS vintage
- 2022
- Avg employees
- 130
- Total hours worked
- 280768
- EIN
- 381812836
- Establishment ID
- 1417266
- Employer case #
- 2
When (timing detail)
- Date of incident
- Shift started
- 6:00
- Time of incident
- 11:30
- Filing year
- 2024
- Submitted
- 02JUN2025:20:52:00
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.