Elgin, IL ·
OSHA Injury Report: Geka Manufacturing Corporation
Injury · Days away from work
At a glance
On , an injury at Geka Manufacturing Corporation in 1670 Cambridge Drive, Elgin, IL 60123 resulted in days away from work. Employee was quality Technician in cigar and cigarette holders, plastics, manufacturing.
Where did this happen?
- Establishment
- Geka Manufacturing Corporation
- Parent company
- Geka Manufacturing Corporation
- Street
- 1670 Cambridge Drive
- City
- Elgin
- State
- IL
- ZIP
- 60123
- On-site location
- Production Floor
What was the outcome?
- Outcome
- Days away from work (code 2)
- Type
- Injury (code 1)
- Days away from work
- 1
- Days restricted or transferred
- 14
Before the incident
Parts inspections for quality.
What happened
quality technician was bending over to pick up a box near machine #894 when they felt a pull in their lower back. The employee immediately reported the discomfort and was instructed not to lift anything for the remainder of the day. On [REDACTED] the employee called in stating they were in too much pain to return to work. The employee was sent for medical evaluation that day and received treatment including pain medication.
Injury or illness
Strain to lower back.
Object or substance involved
NA
Summary line
Strain of Lower [REDACTED]
Employee and industry
- Job description
- Quality Technician
- SOC code
- 51-9061: Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers
- NAICS code
- 326199: Cigar and cigarette holders, plastics, manufacturing
- NAICS vintage
- 2012
- Employees at this establishment (2025 average)
- 129
- Hours worked at this establishment (2025 total)
- 263,426
- EIN
- 980568317
- Establishment ID
- 208865
- Employer case #
- 3
When (timing detail)
- Date of incident
- Shift started
- 07:00
- Time of incident
- 09:58
- Filing year
- 2025
- Submitted to OSHA
- 2026-02-26
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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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