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OSHA Injury Report: Fort Smith Plant

Injury · Job transfer or restriction

At a glance

On , an injury at Fort Smith Plant in 5520 Planters Road, Fort Smith, AR 72916 resulted in job transfer or restriction. Employee was material Handling RC in industrial glassware and glass products, pressed or blown, made in glass making plants.

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Where did this happen?

Establishment
Fort Smith Plant
Parent company
Owens Corning
Street
5520 Planters Road
City
Fort Smith
State
AR
ZIP
72916
On-site location
Rework machine

What was the outcome?

Outcome
Job transfer or restriction (code 3)
Type
Injury (code 1)
Days restricted or transferred
7

Before the incident

Team member was unwinding and folding scrap material in the re-work area.

What happened

Team member experienced back pain after a combination of bending over to roll up and handle a ~10 foot sheet of scrap material at re-work and twisting their body to see the vehicle path while transporting a finished roll of material in reverse via forklift. The pain started out as a minor normalized sensation but later intensified.

Injury or illness

Strain of muscle and tendon of back wall of thorax

Object or substance involved

Ergonomic nature of work

Summary line

Strain of muscle and tendon of back wall of thorax from Ergonomic nature of work

Employee and industry

Job description
Material Handling RC
SOC code
53-7062 — Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand
NAICS code
327212 — Industrial glassware and glass products, pressed or blown, made in glass making plants
NAICS vintage
2022
Avg employees
103
Total hours worked
204647
Establishment ID
423009
Employer case #
456066

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
6:00:00.000
Time of incident
11:10:00.000
Filing year
2023
Submitted
26FEB24:13:27:00

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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.