Lexington, NC —
OSHA Injury Report: Schuetz Container Systems Wash Plant
Injury · Days away from work
At a glance
On , an injury at Schuetz Container Systems Wash Plant in 138 Walser Rd., Lexington, NC 27295 resulted in days away from work. Employee was maintenance Technician in packaging, plastics (e.g., blister, bubble), manufacturing.
Where did this happen?
- Establishment
- Schuetz Container Systems Wash Plant
- Parent company
- Schuetz Container Systems Wash Plant
- Street
- 138 Walser Rd.
- City
- Lexington
- State
- NC
- ZIP
- 27295
- On-site location
- Beginning of wash line - heater
What was the outcome?
- Outcome
- Days away from work (code 2)
- Type
- Injury (code 1)
- Days away from work
- 7
Before the incident
Two Maint. Technicians were preparing to replace a section of a steamm pipe damaged from a forklift operator.
What happened
As the close off vaslve was being loosened for removal water along with high pressure steam started flowing from that section of the pipe. The hot steam burst through the opening burning the employee 's left arm. No LOTO procedures were followed.
Injury or illness
2nd Degree burns to left arm.
Object or substance involved
Hot Steam
Summary line
Severe burns to left arm
Employee and industry
- Job description
- Maintenance Technician
- SOC code
- 49-9041 — Industrial Machinery Mechanics
- NAICS code
- 326199 — Packaging, plastics (e.g., blister, bubble), manufacturing
- NAICS vintage
- 2022
- Avg employees
- 58
- Total hours worked
- 107334
- EIN
- 561166930
- Establishment ID
- 741656
- Employer case #
- 2
When (timing detail)
- Date of incident
- Shift started
- 6:00:00.000
- Time of incident
- 11:15:00.000
- Filing year
- 2023
- Submitted
- 05JAN24:19:40:00
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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.