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OSHA Injury Report: John Boos & Co.

Injury · Days away from work

On , an injury at John Boos & Co. in Effingham, IL 62401 resulted in days away from work. Employee was cRATER in applicators, wood, manufacturing.

Establishment
John Boos & Co.
Parent company
John Boos & Co.
Street
3601 S Banker St
City
Effingham
State
IL
ZIP
62401
On-site location
METAL PLANT CRATING
Outcome
Days away from work (code 2)
Type
Injury (code 1)
Days away from work
31
Days restricted or transferred
28

Lifting steel tops with the assistance of another employee.

As he was lifting he felt a pain in his lower abdomen. He claimed he already had a hernia but this event exacerbated it.

Umbilical Hernia

Lifting

UMBILICAL HERNIA

Job description
CRATER
SOC code
51-9123 — Painting, Coating, and Decorating Workers
NAICS code
321999 — Applicators, wood, manufacturing
NAICS vintage
2012
Avg employees
338
Total hours worked
645840
EIN
364060778
Establishment ID
144703
Employer case #
17
Date of incident
Shift started
5:00
Time of incident
10:00
Filing year
2025
Submitted
24FEB26:17:56:00

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.