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OSHA Injury Report: Chicopee

Injury · Job transfer or restriction

On , an injury at Chicopee in Chicopee, MA 1020 resulted in job transfer or restriction. Employee was die Repairer in timing gears and chains, automotive and truck gasoline engine, manufacturing.

Establishment
Chicopee
Street
106 Lonczak Drive
City
Chicopee
State
MA
ZIP
1020
On-site location
Die Repair
Outcome
Job transfer or restriction (code 3)
Type
Injury (code 1)
Days restricted or transferred
33

Backing chain out of endless machine

While backing up the chain inside the endless machine the employee felt a pop in their lower back. The employee found that they couldn 't continue working without significant discomfort so they opted to get it looked at.

Strained lower back

Machinery

Employee was backing chain up on the endless section of chain line and felt a pain in his lower back area.

Job description
Die Repairer
SOC code
51-4111 — Tool and Die Makers
NAICS code
336310 — Timing gears and chains, automotive and truck gasoline engine, manufacturing
NAICS vintage
2022
Avg employees
335
Total hours worked
852181
Establishment ID
1146310
Employer case #
IE-2508-0
Date of incident
Shift started
6:00
Time of incident
7:00
Filing year
2025
Submitted
28JAN26:16:19:00

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.