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OSHA Injury Report: EAST PENN DISTRIBUTION TOPTON

Injury · Job transfer or restriction

At a glance

On , an injury at EAST PENN DISTRIBUTION TOPTON in 50 JEFFERSON STREET, TOPTON, PA 19562 resulted in job transfer or restriction. Employee was fINISH FLOATER DRY END in motor Vehicle Supplies and New Parts Merchant Wholesalers.

Where did this happen?

Establishment
EAST PENN DISTRIBUTION TOPTON
Parent company
EAST PENN MFG. CO. INC.
Street
50 JEFFERSON STREET
City
TOPTON
State
PA
ZIP
19562
On-site location
REGULAR JOB ON-SITE

What was the outcome?

Outcome
Job transfer or restriction (code 3)
Type
Injury (code 1)
Days restricted or transferred
96

Before the incident

Loading Batteries on the rollers@ back of line and bottom layer was on 200 cardboard so batteries were very difficult to get off. Should be 500 cardboard with wax. Ran 31 's on 68# [REDACTED] and 78 's [REDACTED] all day using a hammer for protectors did not help. Thought the pain would get better but getting worse.

What happened

Pulling batteries off cardboard on bottom layer and had to turn them and apply 2 date codes before pulling them onto the rollers on finish line. Also running 78 's using a hammer and I 'm left handed. 31 's difficult also to get off cardboard or honeycomb. left handed. hard to pull push or lift batteries and use of a hammer is difficult.

Injury or illness

212 - SPRAIN

Object or substance involved

BATTERY

Summary line

SPRAIN ELBOW LEFT BATTERY

Employee and industry

Job description
FINISH FLOATER DRY END
SOC code
9999 — Uncoded
NAICS code
423120 — Motor Vehicle Supplies and New Parts Merchant Wholesalers
NAICS vintage
2022
Avg employees
531
Total hours worked
1188683
EIN
231315454
Establishment ID
162194
Employer case #
23-0226

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Time of incident
12:30:00.000
Submitted
12APR24:14:04:00

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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.