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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
M10 Press

What was the outcome?

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

Before the incident

Rebooting the Machine

What happened

While rebooting the employee was changing the blade when the rotation of anilox caused friction with his glove and his wrist came into contact with the blade.

Injury or illness

Laceration Puncture of Arm - Left

Object or substance involved

Blade

Summary line

Laceration Puncture of left arm from blade

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 #
384269

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
18:00:00.000
Time of incident
23:30:00.000
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.