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OSHA Injury Report: Emerald Packaging

Injury · Days away from work

At a glance

On , an injury at Emerald Packaging in 33050 Western Ave., Union City, CA 94587 resulted in days away from work. Employee was press Operator 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
Comexi Press

What was the outcome?

Outcome
Days away from work (code 2)
Type
Injury (code 1)
Days away from work
69

Before the incident

Cleaning the Comexi

What happened

The employee was cleaning the plates of the machine when his rag got caught and pulled inbetween the plates and anilox causing his right middle finger to be pinched.

Injury or illness

Fracture of Finger - Right

Object or substance involved

The plate and anilox of the Comexi

Summary line

Fracture of right hand from the plate and anilox of the comexi

Employee and industry

Job description
Press Operator
SOC code
51-4031 — Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
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 #
381943

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
18:00:00.000
Time of incident
4:00:00.000
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.