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OSHA Injury Report: Silgan Plastic Food Containers

Injury · Job transfer or restriction

At a glance

On , an injury at Silgan Plastic Food Containers in 710 West Park Road, Union, MO 63084 resulted in job transfer or restriction. Employee was operator in bowls and bowl covers, plastics, manufacturing.

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Where did this happen?

Establishment
Silgan Plastic Food Containers
Parent company
Silgan Plastic Food Containers
Street
710 West Park Road
City
Union
State
MO
ZIP
63084
On-site location
Line 15 Shear Press

What was the outcome?

Outcome
Job transfer or restriction (code 3)
Type
Injury (code 1)
Days restricted or transferred
14

Before the incident

The shear press went down so the operator was getting ready to start back up.

What happened

Operator was holding door handle with left hand and latch with right hand. He abruptly opened the door causing the latch to go into the right thumb.

Injury or illness

Laceration fracture to right thumb.

Object or substance involved

Latch on door

Summary line

Employee was opening the door and was holding onto the latch. The end of the latch lacerated the right thumb.

Employee and industry

Job description
Operator
SOC code
51-4199 — Metal Workers and Plastic Workers, All Other
NAICS code
326199 — Bowls and bowl covers, plastics, manufacturing
NAICS vintage
2022
Avg employees
180
Total hours worked
467306
EIN
222232588
Establishment ID
44828
Employer case #
1074900416

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
20:00:00.000
Time of incident
22:30:00.000
Filing year
2023
Submitted
17JAN24:02:29:00

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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.