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OSHA Injury Report: Emerald Packaging

Injury · Job transfer or restriction

At a glance

On , an injury at Emerald Packaging in 33050 Western Ave., Union City, CA 94587 resulted in job transfer or restriction. Employee was assistant Foreman in flexible packaging, plastics film, manufacturing.

Where did this happen?

Establishment
Emerald Packaging
Parent company
Emerald Packaging
Street
33050 Western Ave.
City
Union City
State
CA
ZIP
94587
On-site location
Converting E line

What was the outcome?

Outcome
Job transfer or restriction (code 3)
Type
Injury (code 1)
Days restricted or transferred
48

Before the incident

Kneeling while fixing a tangle in a machine.

What happened

Employee kneeled and reached into the machine to fix a tangle and upon standing he felt a sharp pain in his lower back.

Injury or illness

Strain Sprain of Back

Object or substance involved

Standing after kneeling down

Summary line

Strain Sprain of back from standing after kneeling

Employee and industry

Job description
Assistant Foreman
SOC code
51-1011 — First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers
NAICS code
326112 — Flexible packaging, plastics film, manufacturing
NAICS vintage
2022
Avg employees
260
Total hours worked
457680
EIN
941557703
Establishment ID
553217
Employer case #
381156

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
14:00:00.000
Time of incident
21:30:00.000
Filing year
2023
Submitted
19JAN24:00:59:00

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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.