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OSHA Injury Report: Penn Distributers, Inc.

Injury · Days away from work

At a glance

On , an injury at Penn Distributers, Inc. in 2801 E. Township Line Road, Hatfield, PA 19440 resulted in days away from work. Employee was seasonal in alcoholic beverages (except distilled spirits, wine) merchant wholesalers.

Where did this happen?

Establishment
Penn Distributers, Inc.
Parent company
Penn Distributors, Inc.
Street
2801 E. Township Line Road
City
Hatfield
State
PA
ZIP
19440
On-site location
Warehouse

What was the outcome?

Outcome
Days away from work (code 2)
Type
Injury (code 1)
Days away from work
4

Before the incident

Driving pallet [REDACTED]; making up orders

What happened

Control handle on pallet jack went into brake mode; whipping his arm around. Pallet jack is not broken; learning curve on how new one works.

Injury or illness

Unspecified sprain of left shoulder joint.

Object or substance involved

Pallet jack.

Summary line

Driving new pallet jack and the control handle went into break mode; whipping arm. Unspecified sprain of left shoulder joint.

Employee and industry

Job description
Seasonal
SOC code
9999 — Uncoded
NAICS code
424810 — Alcoholic beverages (except distilled spirits, wine) merchant wholesalers
NAICS vintage
2022
Avg employees
237
Total hours worked
431088
EIN
231397236
Establishment ID
566655
Employer case #
16

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
5:00:00.000
Time of incident
8:00:00.000
Filing year
2023
Submitted
01MAR24:21:40:00

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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.