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OSHA Injury Report: Ball Beverage Pkg 178 Pittston

Injury · Job transfer or restriction

At a glance

On , an injury at Ball Beverage Pkg 178 Pittston in 140 Industrial Drive, Pittston, PA 18640 resulted in job transfer or restriction. Employee was operator in 332431 Aluminum cans, light gauge metal, manufacturing.

Where did this happen?

Establishment
Ball Beverage Pkg 178 Pittston
Parent company
Ball Corporation
Street
140 Industrial Drive
City
Pittston
State
PA
ZIP
18640
On-site location
Can Line (Beverage)-Necker Reformer Flanger

What was the outcome?

Outcome
Job transfer or restriction (code 3)
Type
Injury (code 1)
Days restricted or transferred
21

Before the incident

Clearing a misfeed in the necker on line 1

What happened

As the employee was backing up out of the area left foot slipped and got stuck under air pipe. Employee fell backwards but did not fall to the ground.

Injury or illness

Twisted ankle and knee due to momentum.

Object or substance involved

Slip trip or fall on same level. Foot cauight under pipe.

Summary line

Twisted ankle - line 1 Necker foot caught under pipe

Employee and industry

Job description
Operator
SOC code
51-9199 — Production Workers, All Other
NAICS code
332431 — 332431 Aluminum cans, light gauge metal, manufacturing
NAICS vintage
2022
Avg employees
261
Total hours worked
527195
EIN
841326644
Establishment ID
706346
Employer case #
1

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
17:45:00.000
Time of incident
2:22:00.000
Submitted
29FEB24:16:17:00

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Source

Data from OSHA ITA Form 300/301 electronic submissions, filing year unspecified. ITA Case Detail records are establishment-reported submissions, not OSHA inspections — no per-record IMIS deep link exists.