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OSHA Injury Report: BALLESTER HERMANOS - CATANO OPERATIONS

Injury · Days away from work

At a glance

On , an injury at BALLESTER HERMANOS - CATANO OPERATIONS in 600 CALLE 1, CATANO, PR 962 resulted in days away from work. Employee was ayudante de Servicios Tecnicos in canned foods (e.g., fish, meat, seafood, soups) merchant wholesalers.

Where did this happen?

Establishment
BALLESTER HERMANOS - CATANO OPERATIONS
Parent company
BALLESTER HERMANOS INC
Street
600 CALLE 1
City
CATANO
State
PR
ZIP
962
On-site location
Predios cliente Almacen Ponce

What was the outcome?

Outcome
Days away from work (code 2)
Type
Injury (code 1)
Days away from work
21

Before the incident

Empleado trabaja en el taller de reparacion de equipos para clientes.

What happened

Estaba levantando una maquina de frozen del suelo y sintio que se lastimo la ingle de la pierna izquierda y la espalda baja y un poco los hombros

Injury or illness

Esguinze pierna izquierda y espalda baja

Object or substance involved

Objeto pesado

Summary line

Estaba levantando una maquina de frozen del suelo y sintio que se lastimo la ingle de la pierna izquierda y la espalda baja y un poco los hombros.

Employee and industry

Job description
Ayudante de Servicios Tecnicos
SOC code
31-9096 — Veterinary Assistants and Laboratory Animal Caretakers
NAICS code
424490 — Canned foods (e.g., fish, meat, seafood, soups) merchant wholesalers
NAICS vintage
2022
Avg employees
553
Total hours worked
1070075
EIN
660175269
Establishment ID
1448710
Employer case #
202511301

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
0:00
Filing year
2025
Submitted
29JAN26:22:16:00

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Source

Data from OSHA ITA Form 300/301 electronic submissions, filing year 2025. ITA Case Detail records are establishment-reported submissions, not OSHA inspections — no per-record IMIS deep link exists.