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OSHA Injury Report: Alum-A-Pole Corporation

Injury · Days away from work

At a glance

On , an injury at Alum-A-Pole Corporation in 1011 Capouse Avenue, Scranton, PA 18509 resulted in days away from work. Employee was shipping in scaffolds, metal, manufacturing.

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Where did this happen?

Establishment
Alum-A-Pole Corporation
Parent company
Alum-a-Pole Corporation
Street
1011 Capouse Avenue
City
Scranton
State
PA
ZIP
18509
On-site location
Shipping Deparment

What was the outcome?

Outcome
Days away from work (code 2)
Type
Injury (code 1)
Days away from work
180

Before the incident

The employee cut the banding off of a bundle of 12 ' poles and turned away to throw the banding away.

What happened

As the employee turned back to the bundle of poles he saw the first column of poles begin to lean. He ran to catch them but 6 of the poles fell on his left foot.

Injury or illness

fracture to metatarsal

Object or substance involved

six poles 12 ' in length

Summary line

Left foot metatarsal fracture from falling poles

Employee and industry

Job description
Shipping
SOC code
43-5071 — Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerks
NAICS code
332323 — Scaffolds, metal, manufacturing
NAICS vintage
2022
Avg employees
38
Total hours worked
57287
EIN
133050441
Establishment ID
55786
Employer case #
1

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
7:30:00.000
Time of incident
10:00:00.000
Filing year
2023
Submitted
12FEB24:18:24:00

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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.