University Park, IL —
OSHA Injury Report: Yoshino America Corporation
Skin disorder · Other recordable case
At a glance
On , a skin disorder at Yoshino America Corporation in University Park, IL 60484 resulted in other recordable case. Employee was blow Machine Operator in bottles, plastics, manufacturing.
Where did this happen?
- Establishment
- Yoshino America Corporation
- Parent company
- Yoshino America Corporation
- Street
- 2500 Palmer Avenue
- City
- University Park
- State
- IL
- ZIP
- 60484
- On-site location
- Blow Room
What was the outcome?
- Outcome
- Other recordable case (code 4)
- Type
- Skin disorder (code 2)
Before the incident
Employee was performing a plastic PET jar quality hot fill test on our product [REDACTED].
What happened
Employee did not follow safety instructions while performing the hot fill water test and did not use the required PPE (heat proof gloves and apron. He did not verify the jar cap was securely attached to the jar and tried to flip it over after it was filled with hot water. This caused the hot water to escape from the jar and splash onto his right inside elbow area and stomach.
Injury or illness
The employee received 1st degree burns on his abdomen and 1st and 2nd degree burns to the inside right elbow of arm area.
Object or substance involved
Hot Water and no PPE worn to protect the employee from the water.
Summary line
Water burn to inside right arm by elbow and to stomach area.
Employee and industry
- Job description
- Blow Machine Operator
- SOC code
- 51-4199 — Metal Workers and Plastic Workers, All Other
- NAICS code
- 326160 — Bottles, plastics, manufacturing
- NAICS vintage
- 2022
- Avg employees
- 94
- Total hours worked
- 166992
- EIN
- 132986989
- Establishment ID
- 641567
- Employer case #
- 4
When (timing detail)
- Date of incident
- Shift started
- 6:45:00.000
- Time of incident
- 12:33:00.000
- Submitted
- 19FEB24:20:46:00
Source
Data from OSHA ITA Form 300/301 electronic submissions, filing year unspecified. ITA Case Detail records are establishment-reported submissions, not OSHA inspections — no per-record IMIS deep link exists.