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OSHA Injury Report: Groot South

Injury · Days away from work

On , an injury at Groot South in McCook, IL 60525 resulted in days away from work. Employee was driver in garbage collection services.

Establishment
Groot South
Parent company
Groot, Inc.
Street
8475 West 53rd Street
City
McCook
State
IL
ZIP
60525
On-site location
on route
Outcome
Days away from work (code 2)
Type
Injury (code 1)
Days away from work
6

Pulling a recycle can out of the back of the truck.

Driver was servicing a recycle can in [REDACTED] when the toter fell into the hopper of the rear loader while dumping the can. The driver reached into the hopper to retrieve the toter he felt discomfort in his back.

back injury

pushing pulling

Driver was servicing a recycle can in [REDACTED] when the toter fell into the hopper of the rear loader while dumping the can. The driver reached into the hopper to retrieve the toter he felt discomfort in his back.

Job description
driver
SOC code
53-7081 — Refuse and Recyclable Material Collectors
NAICS code
562111 — Garbage collection services
NAICS vintage
2022
Avg employees
80
Total hours worked
200211
Establishment ID
1221939
Employer case #
1E01E06001
Date of incident
Shift started
5:55:00.000
Time of incident
7:30:00.000
Submitted
02MAR24:19:38:00

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.