Wahpeton, ND — 2025-02-23

OSHA Injury Report: ContiTech USA, Inc.

Injury · Job transfer or restriction

At a glance

On 2025-02-23, an injury at ContiTech USA, Inc. in Wahpeton, ND 58075 resulted in job transfer or restriction. Employee was cell Lead WAH in rubber goods, mechanical (i.e., extruded, lathe-cut, molded), manufacturing.

Where did this happen?

Establishment: ContiTech USA, Inc.
Parent company: ContiTech USA, Inc.
Street: 1998 9th St. North
City: Wahpeton
State: ND
ZIP: 58075
On-site location: Cut Off 1

What was the outcome?

Outcome: Job transfer or restriction (code 3)
Type: Injury (code 1)
Days restricted or transferred: 23

Before the incident

The employees were running cut downs (shorter lengths of belt that are not on a bulk roll). These belts are kept on a pallet stored in a vertical position on the floor by the Cut Off.

What happened

The employee squatted down to place the left hand under the cut down and the right on top to begin a lift. They stood up and turned the belt to a horizontal position. They threw the belt in a sideways motion onto the cut off rollers and felt pain in the mid-back area.

Injury or illness

A strain to the mid-back

Object or substance involved

Lifting the belt

Summary line

Strain upper right back (thoracic area) right and left side from lifting belt.

Employee and industry

Job description: Cell Lead WAH
SOC code: 51-1011 — First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers
NAICS code: 326291 — Rubber goods, mechanical (i.e., extruded, lathe-cut, molded), manufacturing
NAICS vintage: 2012
Avg employees: 230
Total hours worked: 402877
EIN: 208832176
Establishment ID: 935399
Employer case #: 2025-053

When (timing detail)

Date of incident: 2025-02-23
Shift started: 23:00
Time of incident: 23:35
Filing year: 2025
Submitted: 29JAN26:20:41:00

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.