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OSHA Injury Report: American Licorice Company - La Porte, IN

Injury · Job transfer or restriction

On , an injury at American Licorice Company - La Porte, IN in LaPorte, IN 46350 resulted in job transfer or restriction. Employee was maintenance Technician in confectionery, nonchocolate, manufacturing.

Establishment
American Licorice Company - La Porte, IN
Parent company
American Licorice Company
Street
1914 Happiness Way
City
LaPorte
State
IN
ZIP
46350
On-site location
Boiler room
Outcome
Job transfer or restriction (code 3)
Type
Injury (code 1)
Days restricted or transferred
58

Breaking a pipe loose on a boiler system

He was breaking a pipe loose on a boiler system when the pipe unexpectedly broke loose and he fell forward catching himself but felt a pain in his lower back.

Lower back pain.

Twisting back while catching self

lower back pain lower back twisted back catching self after pipe unexpectedly broke loose

Job description
Maintenance Technician
SOC code
49-9041 — Industrial Machinery Mechanics
NAICS code
311340 — Confectionery, nonchocolate, manufacturing
NAICS vintage
2012
Avg employees
381
Total hours worked
741121
Establishment ID
591536
Employer case #
24-6
Date of incident
Shift started
6:00
Time of incident
10:00
Filing year
2024
Submitted
23JAN2025:17:03:00

Data from OSHA ITA Form 300/301 electronic submissions, filing year 2024. ITA Case Detail records are establishment-reported submissions, not OSHA inspections — no per-record IMIS deep link exists.