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OSHA Injury Report: Penn Foam Corp.

Injury · Job transfer or restriction

At a glance

On , an injury at Penn Foam Corp. in 2625 Mitchell Avenue, Allentown, PA 18103 resulted in job transfer or restriction. Employee was machine Operator in seat cushions, foam plastics (except polystyrene), manufacturing.

Where did this happen?

Establishment
Penn Foam Corp.
Parent company
Penn Foam Corp.
Street
2625 Mitchell Avenue
City
Allentown
State
PA
ZIP
18103
On-site location
Factory

What was the outcome?

Outcome
Job transfer or restriction (code 3)
Type
Injury (code 1)
Days restricted or transferred
2

Before the incident

Employee was wrapping finished product in plastic

What happened

Employee and her team members were staging product at the immediate work station instead of the designated storage area. They placed packages directly in their path.

Injury or illness

Low back

Object or substance involved

Finished package of product.

Summary line

Low Back

Employee and industry

Job description
Machine Operator
SOC code
51-4199 — Metal Workers and Plastic Workers, All Other
NAICS code
326150 — Seat cushions, foam plastics (except polystyrene), manufacturing
NAICS vintage
2022
Avg employees
57
Total hours worked
85648
EIN
232015077
Establishment ID
68370
Employer case #
453

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
7:00:00.000
Time of incident
10:50:00.000
Filing year
2023
Submitted
09JAN24:13:15:00

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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 — no per-record IMIS deep link exists.