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OSHA Injury Report: Lion Brewery WB

Injury · Job transfer or restriction

At a glance

On , an injury at Lion Brewery WB in 700 N Pennsylvania Ave, Wilkes Barre, PA 18705 resulted in job transfer or restriction. Employee was packer Operator in beverages, beer, ale, and malt liquors, manufacturing.

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Where did this happen?

Establishment
Lion Brewery WB
Parent company
The Lion Brewery
Street
700 N Pennsylvania Ave
City
Wilkes Barre
State
PA
ZIP
18705
On-site location
Drop packer conveyor infeed

What was the outcome?

Outcome
Job transfer or restriction (code 3)
Type
Injury (code 1)
Days restricted or transferred
12

Before the incident

Moving a pallet of labels using an electric pallet jack

What happened

worker was near conveyor and let go of the pallet jack handle catching his hand between the conveyor and the handle

Injury or illness

Displaced fracture right hand

Object or substance involved

pinched between handle and conveyor

Summary line

moving pallet of wraps under a conveyor caught hand between pallet jack handle and conveyor causing a Fracture

Employee and industry

Job description
Packer Operator
SOC code
51-9111 — Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders
NAICS code
312120 — Beverages, beer, ale, and malt liquors, manufacturing
NAICS vintage
2012
Avg employees
181
Total hours worked
398871
EIN
240645190
Establishment ID
949707
Employer case #
7

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
7:00
Time of incident
16:00
Filing year
2025
Submitted
01MAR26:18:29:00

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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.