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OSHA Injury Report: GREIF

Injury · Days away from work

At a glance

On , an injury at GREIF in 215 Midland Trail, Mount Sterling, KY 40353 resulted in days away from work. Employee was maintenance tech in drums, plastics (i.e., containers), manufacturing.

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Where did this happen?

Establishment
GREIF
Parent company
GREIF
Street
215 Midland Trail
City
Mount Sterling
State
KY
ZIP
40353
On-site location
Maintenance Area

What was the outcome?

Outcome
Days away from work (code 2)
Type
Injury (code 1)
Days away from work
32

Before the incident

Using a torch to cut the top of a steel tight head drum.

What happened

Colleague was attempting to remove the top off a tight head steel drum that had flammable liquid residuals in it after the torch meet the barrel it almost immediately ballooned up then shot flames out of a bung opening.

Injury or illness

2nd degree burns to the left side of chest and upper arm.

Object or substance involved

Torch Flammable liquid residual gasses steel drum

Summary line

Employee received 2nd degree burns to the left side of chest and upper arm.

Employee and industry

Job description
Maintenance tech
SOC code
49-9041 — Industrial Machinery Mechanics
NAICS code
326199 — Drums, plastics (i.e., containers), manufacturing
NAICS vintage
2022
Avg employees
55
Total hours worked
89056
Establishment ID
1136636
Employer case #
230363

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
5:40:00.000
Time of incident
8:35:00.000
Filing year
2023
Submitted
19FEB24:20:49:00

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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.