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OSHA Injury Report: Silgan Plastic Food Containers - 1

Injury · Other recordable case

At a glance

On , an injury at Silgan Plastic Food Containers - 1 in 7101 Hwy 45, Ft. Smith, AR 72916 resulted in other recordable case. Employee was mechanic 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
Grinder-New Materials Room

What was the outcome?

Outcome
Other recordable case (code 4)
Type
Injury (code 1)

Before the incident

Employee was cleaning hopper filter on [REDACTED] in new materials room.

What happened

Lid hose started to slide employee reached to catch it and felt pain in right shoulder.

Injury or illness

Minute tear in right shoulder

Object or substance involved

Lid hose

Summary line

Mechanic was cleaning a filter on a hopper and the lid hose started to slide. Employee reached to grab it and felt pain in right shoulder.

Employee and industry

Job description
Mechanic
SOC code
49-9041 — Industrial Machinery Mechanics
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 #
1074900426

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
5:00:00.000
Time of incident
6:30:00.000
Filing year
2023
Submitted
17JAN24:19:25:00

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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.