Peru, IL ·
OSHA Injury Report: James Hardie Building Products, Peru IL
Injury · Job transfer or restriction
At a glance
On , an injury at James Hardie Building Products, Peru IL in 17 Unytite Dr., Peru, IL 61354 resulted in job transfer or restriction. Employee was employee in concrete products, precast (except block, brick and pipe), manufacturing.
Where did this happen?
- Establishment
- James Hardie Building Products, Peru IL
- Parent company
- James Hardie Building Products
- Street
- 17 Unytite Dr.
- City
- Peru
- State
- IL
- ZIP
- 61354
- On-site location
- NLM paste diverter at the end of the 250 screws
What was the outcome?
- Outcome
- Job transfer or restriction (code 3)
- Type
- Injury (code 1)
- Days restricted or transferred
- 23
Before the incident
This was the first task for the day
What happened
Operator was tasked with cleaning the diverter which is a normal task for him. He got positioned by putting his knee of the ground and reached above his head using a hand held scraper to remove debris from the inside of the diverter. Operator said that he felt a twinge in his back that resulted in pain localized to the small of his back.
Injury or illness
Lower Back Strain
Object or substance involved
Handheld Scraper being used in a poor ergonomic position
Summary line
Lower back strain while cleaning the Trim Diverter
Employee and industry
- Job description
- Employee
- SOC code
- 51-9199: Production Workers, All Other
- NAICS code
- 327390: Concrete products, precast (except block, brick and pipe), manufacturing
- NAICS vintage
- 2012
- Employees at this establishment (2025 average)
- 450
- Hours worked at this establishment (2025 total)
- 953,466
- EIN
- 880351165
- Establishment ID
- 93143
- Employer case #
- 2025-1590
When (timing detail)
- Date of incident
- Shift started
- 06:45
- Time of incident
- 08:00
- Filing year
- 2025
- Submitted to OSHA
- 2026-02-20
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Source
Data from OSHA ITA Form 300/301 electronic submissions, filing year 2025. ITA Case Detail records are establishment-reported submissions, not OSHA inspections, so no per-record IMIS deep link exists.
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