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OSHA Injury Report: OctoChem, Inc.

Injury · Other recordable case

On , an injury at OctoChem, Inc. in Vandalia, IL 62471 resulted in other recordable case. Employee was distribution Picker in general warehousing and storage.

Establishment
OctoChem, Inc.
Parent company
OctoChem, Inc.
Street
2090 Wagner Street
City
Vandalia
State
IL
ZIP
62471
On-site location
DUMPSTER AREA
Outcome
Other recordable case (code 4)
Type
Injury (code 1)

TAKING THE TRASH OUT ON THE FORKLIFT REACH TRUCK

CHAIN ON THE FORKLIFT DUMPSTER ATTACHMENT CAUGHT EMPLOYEES HAND SMASHING IT WHEN HE WAS PLACING THE DUMPSTER BACK IN PLACE AFTER EMPTYING IT.

SMASHED HAND NUMBNESS AND SWELLING IN FINGERS AND HAND.

DUMPSTER CHAIN

CHAIN ON FORKLIFT TRASH DUMPSTER CAUGHT EMPLOYEES HAND WHEN REPOSITIONING DUMPSTER AFTER DUMPING.

Job description
Distribution Picker
SOC code
53-7064 — Packers and Packagers, Hand
NAICS code
493110 — General warehousing and storage
NAICS vintage
2022
Avg employees
99
Total hours worked
206000
EIN
145662388
Establishment ID
69636
Employer case #
2024-5
Date of incident
Shift started
7:00:00.000
Time of incident
10:44:00.000
Submitted
29FEB24:22:13:00

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.