LaPorte, IN —
OSHA Injury Report: American Renolit Corporation
Injury · Job transfer or restriction
At a glance
On , an injury at American Renolit Corporation in LaPorte, IN 46350 resulted in job transfer or restriction. Employee was maintenance in polyvinyl film and unlaminated sheet (except packaging) manufacturing.
Where did this happen?
- Establishment
- American Renolit Corporation
- Parent company
- American Renolit Corporation
- Street
- 1207 E. Lincolnway
- City
- LaPorte
- State
- IN
- ZIP
- 46350
- On-site location
- Line 33
What was the outcome?
- Outcome
- Job transfer or restriction (code 3)
- Type
- Injury (code 1)
- Days restricted or transferred
- 18
Before the incident
Changing out a thermocouple and released all the pressure from the line but closed the valve.
What happened
Using a rag to hold the thermocouple the system was opened and trapped steam hit the employee 's left hand that was holding the thermocouple. Employee was wearing correct PPE.
Injury or illness
thermal burns to left hand and wrist
Object or substance involved
steam
Summary line
Thermal burns due to trapped steam from a thermalcouple
Employee and industry
- Job description
- Maintenance
- SOC code
- 49-9041 — Industrial Machinery Mechanics
- NAICS code
- 326113 — Polyvinyl film and unlaminated sheet (except packaging) manufacturing
- NAICS vintage
- 2012
- Avg employees
- 231
- Total hours worked
- 478008
- EIN
- 760330080
- Establishment ID
- 838717
- Employer case #
- 7
When (timing detail)
- Date of incident
- Shift started
- 7:03
- Time of incident
- 8:00
- Filing year
- 2025
- Submitted
- 19FEB26:20:15:00
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.