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OSHA Injury Report: Evergreen Recycling, LLC - Riverside

Injury · Days away from work

On , an injury at Evergreen Recycling, LLC - Riverside in RIVERSIDE, CA 92507 resulted in days away from work. Employee was maintenance Technician in film, plastics, packaging, manufacturing.

Establishment
Evergreen Recycling, LLC - Riverside
Parent company
Evergreen Recyling, LLC
Street
875 MICHIGAN AVE
City
RIVERSIDE
State
CA
ZIP
92507
On-site location
Extrusion Starlinger
Outcome
Days away from work (code 2)
Type
Injury (code 1)
Days away from work
30
Days restricted or transferred
17

EE was removing the heating elements at [REDACTED]

EE stated the heating elements were stuck together forced by whoever last secured them. The EE and another Maintenance Mechanic were bracing part of the heating element and striking it with a sledgehammer respectively. The mechanic accidentally struck the EE 's thumb with the sledge hammer.

Fracture laceration

Sledge hammer

EE was holding a rod coworker was using sledge hammer. EE 's right hand thumb was struck by hammer. Fracture and laceration to right hand thumb.

Job description
Maintenance Technician
SOC code
49-9041 — Industrial Machinery Mechanics
NAICS code
326112 — Film, plastics, packaging, manufacturing
NAICS vintage
2022
Avg employees
133
Total hours worked
261371
EIN
863577980
Establishment ID
1221129
Employer case #
15
Date of incident
Shift started
5:57:00.000
Time of incident
10:11:00.000
Submitted
02MAR24:10:28:00

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.