South Bend, IN —
OSHA Injury Report: Elkhart Plastics
Injury · Job transfer or restriction
At a glance
On , an injury at Elkhart Plastics in South Bend, IN 46628 resulted in job transfer or restriction. Employee was assembly in septic tanks, plastics or fiberglass, manufacturing.
Where did this happen?
- Establishment
- Elkhart Plastics
- Parent company
- Myers Industries/Elkhart Plastics
- Street
- 3300 N. Kenmore Street
- City
- South Bend
- State
- IN
- ZIP
- 46628
- On-site location
- Assembly Station
What was the outcome?
- Outcome
- Job transfer or restriction (code 3)
- Type
- Injury (code 1)
- Days restricted or transferred
- 14
Before the incident
Operating a drill
What happened
While operating the drill the drill kicked back causing a sudden jerking motion.
Injury or illness
Right forearm strain epicondylitis
Object or substance involved
Drill
Summary line
Left arm discomfort from holding drill
Employee and industry
- Job description
- Assembly
- SOC code
- 51-2099 — Assemblers and Fabricators, All Other
- NAICS code
- 326199 — Septic tanks, plastics or fiberglass, manufacturing
- NAICS vintage
- 2022
- Avg employees
- 89
- Total hours worked
- 153257
- Establishment ID
- 1373371
- Employer case #
- 1
When (timing detail)
- Date of incident
- Shift started
- 7:00
- Time of incident
- 8:00
- Filing year
- 2025
- Submitted
- 06JAN26:13:47:00
Source
Data from OSHA ITA Form 300/301 electronic submissions, filing year 2025. ITA Case Detail records are establishment-reported submissions, not OSHA inspections — no per-record IMIS deep link exists.