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OSHA Injury Report: Shank's Extracts, LLC d.b.a. Universal Ingredients - Shank's

Injury · Other recordable case

At a glance

On , an injury at Shank's Extracts, LLC d.b.a. Universal Ingredients - Shank's in 350 Richardson Dr., Lancaster, PA 17603 resulted in other recordable case. Employee was production Associate in flavor extracts (except coffee) manufacturing.

Where did this happen?

Establishment
Shank's Extracts, LLC d.b.a. Universal Ingredients - Shank's
Parent company
Shank's Extracts, LLC
Street
350 Richardson Dr.
City
Lancaster
State
PA
ZIP
17603
On-site location
350 Production - Pouch 3 Machine

What was the outcome?

Outcome
Other recordable case (code 4)
Type
Injury (code 1)

Before the incident

[REDACTED] was picking up boxes of product and placing them on a taper conveyor

What happened

[REDACTED] was extending her arms to pickup boxes of product repetitively for 2 weeks and started to feel lower back pain

Injury or illness

Injury - Ergonomic back pain

Object or substance involved

Poor ergonomics and weighted boxes of product

Summary line

Lower back strain while repetitively lifting boxes of product and stacking them on a taper conveyor.

Employee and industry

Job description
Production Associate
SOC code
51-9111 — Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders
NAICS code
311942 — Flavor extracts (except coffee) manufacturing
NAICS vintage
2022
Avg employees
251
Total hours worked
436316
EIN
231688295
Establishment ID
57685
Employer case #
SK-03

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
7:00:00.000
Submitted
10JAN24:15:25:00

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Source

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.