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OSHA Injury Report: Refresco Beverages Paw Paw

Injury · Job transfer or restriction

At a glance

On , an injury at Refresco Beverages Paw Paw in 38279 W Red Arrow Hwy, Paw Paw, MI 49079 resulted in job transfer or restriction. Employee was chopper Operator in fruit juices, fresh, manufacturing.

Where did this happen?

Establishment
Refresco Beverages Paw Paw
Parent company
Refresco Beverages US Inc.
Street
38279 W Red Arrow Hwy
City
Paw Paw
State
MI
ZIP
49079
On-site location
Chopper Platform

What was the outcome?

Outcome
Job transfer or restriction (code 3)
Type
Injury (code 1)
Days restricted or transferred
31

Before the incident

Taking a lid and ring off a drum of concentrate

What happened

Prying a drum ring bolt when with a knife the knife slipped lacerating the left thumb

Injury or illness

Stuck drum ring bolt

Object or substance involved

J hook knife

Summary line

laceration left hand form knife

Employee and industry

Job description
Chopper Operator
SOC code
51-9111 — Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders
NAICS code
311421 — Fruit juices, fresh, manufacturing
NAICS vintage
2012
Avg employees
383
Total hours worked
786638
EIN
581947565
Establishment ID
1029214
Employer case #
6

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
19:00
Time of incident
20:30
Filing year
2025
Submitted
02MAR26:14:05:00

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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.