Vandalia, IL ·
OSHA Injury Report: OctoChem, Inc.
Injury · Other recordable case
At a glance
On , an injury at OctoChem, Inc. in 2090 Wagner Street, Vandalia, IL 62471 resulted in other recordable case. Employee was distribution Picker in general warehousing and storage.
Where did this happen?
- Establishment
- OctoChem, Inc.
- Parent company
- OctoChem, Inc.
- Street
- 2090 Wagner Street
- City
- Vandalia
- State
- IL
- ZIP
- 62471
- On-site location
- DUMPSTER AREA
What was the outcome?
- Outcome
- Other recordable case (code 4)
- Type
- Injury (code 1)
Before the incident
TAKING THE TRASH OUT ON THE FORKLIFT REACH TRUCK
What happened
CHAIN ON THE FORKLIFT DUMPSTER ATTACHMENT CAUGHT EMPLOYEES HAND SMASHING IT WHEN HE WAS PLACING THE DUMPSTER BACK IN PLACE AFTER EMPTYING IT.
Injury or illness
SMASHED HAND NUMBNESS AND SWELLING IN FINGERS AND HAND.
Object or substance involved
DUMPSTER CHAIN
Summary line
CHAIN ON FORKLIFT TRASH DUMPSTER CAUGHT EMPLOYEES HAND WHEN REPOSITIONING DUMPSTER AFTER DUMPING.
Employee and industry
- Job description
- Distribution Picker
- SOC code
- 53-7064: Packers and Packagers, Hand
- NAICS code
- 493110: General warehousing and storage
- NAICS vintage
- 2022
- Employees at this establishment (2023 average)
- 99
- Hours worked at this establishment (2023 total)
- 206,000
- EIN
- 145662388
- Establishment ID
- 69636
- Employer case #
- 2024-5
When (timing detail)
- Date of incident
- Shift started
- 07:00
- Time of incident
- 10:44
- Filing year
- 2023
- Submitted to OSHA
- 2024-02-29
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Source
Data from OSHA ITA Form 300/301 electronic submissions, filing year 2023. ITA Case Detail records are establishment-reported submissions, not OSHA inspections, so no per-record IMIS deep link exists.
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