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Lee's Summit, MO —

OSHA Injury Report: Polytainers Inc.

Injury · Job transfer or restriction

At a glance

On , an injury at Polytainers Inc. in 1400 N.E. Douglas Street, Lee's Summit, MO 64086 resulted in job transfer or restriction. Employee was maintenance Technician in cups, plastics (except foam), manufacturing.

Where did this happen?

Establishment
Polytainers Inc.
Parent company
Polytainers Inc.
Street
1400 N.E. Douglas Street
City
Lee's Summit
State
MO
ZIP
64086
On-site location
Printing press #11

What was the outcome?

Outcome
Job transfer or restriction (code 3)
Type
Injury (code 1)
Days restricted or transferred
11

Before the incident

Employee was unjamming product on printing machine #11.

What happened

Employee did not wait for the flamer to cool and stuck his hand in where it was burned.

Injury or illness

Second degree burns right ring and pinky finger.

Object or substance involved

Heat from label heat shrink apparatus.

Summary line

Second degree burn right ring & pinky finger heat shrink

Employee and industry

Job description
Maintenance Technician
SOC code
49-9041 — Industrial Machinery Mechanics
NAICS code
326199 — Cups, plastics (except foam), manufacturing
NAICS vintage
2012
Avg employees
317
Total hours worked
654447
Establishment ID
839839
Employer case #
12

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
15:00
Time of incident
22:30
Filing year
2025
Submitted
23FEB26:19:50:00

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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.