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OSHA Injury Report: Hefty Business Unit - Tamaqua, Pennsylvania

Injury · Other recordable case

At a glance

On , an injury at Hefty Business Unit - Tamaqua, Pennsylvania in 31 Progress Avenue, Tamaqua, PA 18252 resulted in other recordable case. Employee was machine Operator in bags, plastics film, single wall or multiwall, manufacturing.

Where did this happen?

Establishment
Hefty Business Unit - Tamaqua, Pennsylvania
Parent company
Reynolds Consumer Products
Street
31 Progress Avenue
City
Tamaqua
State
PA
ZIP
18252
On-site location
Extrusion Department Cell 2

What was the outcome?

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

Before the incident

After completing the transfer on [REDACTED] the employees moved to 240 and transferred the backside winder. The employees moved the shaft cart to the front of 240.

What happened

At approximately [REDACTED] Line 210 transferred followed shortly after by 240. After completing the transfer on [REDACTED] the employees moved to 240 and transferred the backside winder. The employees moved the shaft cart to the front of 240. The employees pulled the shaft onto the cart and began to move the cart in front of the winder. The step piece used for pumping the cart up got caught on the roll and caused the back end to swing. The employees hand was on the shaft when it swung causing it to get pinched between the shaft and the support pole.

Injury or illness

Contusion of left index finger.

Object or substance involved

Shaft cart and support pole.

Summary line

Contusion of left index finger

Employee and industry

Job description
Machine Operator
SOC code
51-4199 — Metal Workers and Plastic Workers, All Other
NAICS code
326111 — Bags, plastics film, single wall or multiwall, manufacturing
NAICS vintage
2022
Avg employees
302
Total hours worked
624923
EIN
942906693
Establishment ID
59128
Employer case #
3

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
8:00:00.000
Time of incident
17:55:00.000
Filing year
2023
Submitted
27FEB24:15:51:00

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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.