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OSHA Injury Report: First Choice Packaging

Injury · Job transfer or restriction

At a glance

On , an injury at First Choice Packaging in 1501 W State Street, Fremont, OH 43420 resulted in job transfer or restriction. Employee was packer in packaging, plastics (e.g., blister, bubble), manufacturing.

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Where did this happen?

Establishment
First Choice Packaging
Parent company
First Choice Packaging
Street
1501 W State Street
City
Fremont
State
OH
ZIP
43420
On-site location
Thermoforming-Line 11

What was the outcome?

Outcome
Job transfer or restriction (code 3)
Type
Injury (code 1)
Days restricted or transferred
30

Before the incident

The employee was picking up scrap film.

What happened

When the employee was picking up scrap film he felt a shooting pain in his back.

Injury or illness

Strain of Muscles Fascia and Tendon to Lower Back

Object or substance involved

Line 11 Scrap Film

Summary line

Strain of Muscles Fascia and Tendon to Lower Back After Picking Up Scrap Film

Employee and industry

Job description
Packer
SOC code
51-9111 — Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders
NAICS code
326199 — Packaging, plastics (e.g., blister, bubble), manufacturing
NAICS vintage
2022
Avg employees
121
Total hours worked
228153
Establishment ID
688362
Employer case #
23-08

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
7:00:00.000
Time of incident
8:30:00.000
Filing year
2023
Submitted
01FEB24:18:42:00

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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.