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OSHA Injury Report: Silgan Plastic Food Containers - 1

Injury · Job transfer or restriction

At a glance

On , an injury at Silgan Plastic Food Containers - 1 in 7101 Hwy 45, Ft. Smith, AR 72916 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 - 1
Parent company
Silgan PFC
Street
7101 Hwy 45
City
Ft. Smith
State
AR
ZIP
72916
On-site location
On Printer 6

What was the outcome?

Outcome
Job transfer or restriction (code 3)
Type
Injury (code 1)
Days restricted or transferred
100

Before the incident

The employee was checking on some product on an overhead conveyor by Printer 6.

What happened

The employee was descending holding product in one hand and missed the last step. They fell backwards and tried to catch themselves with their hands.

Injury or illness

Fracture to right wrist

Object or substance involved

Floor

Summary line

Employee was on a ladder and when coming off the ladder they did not have three points of contact as they were holding product while descending. The employee missed the last step and fell backwards and suffered a fracture to the right wrist.

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
115
Total hours worked
273490
EIN
222232588
Establishment ID
806997
Employer case #
1074900420

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
19:00:00.000
Time of incident
21:30:00.000
Filing year
2023
Submitted
17JAN24:14:31:00

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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.