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OSHA Injury Report: Ball Beverage Pkg 178 Pittston

Injury · Other recordable case

At a glance

On , an injury at Ball Beverage Pkg 178 Pittston in 140 Industrial Drive, Pittston, PA 18640 resulted in other recordable case. 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) - IC Spray Machine

What was the outcome?

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

Before the incident

Employee was swapping OV return line to complete flush

What happened

During a change on L1 EE was swapping return lines. EE was bent down between pipework to remove hoses. Whill pushing and pulling the hose broke free and employee felt a pull strain in lower left back area.

Injury or illness

Lower back strain (Left)

Object or substance involved

Positioning to remove hose with force.

Summary line

Back (including dorsal muscles spine and spinal cord) Distension twist sprains strains tears - Employee was swapping OV return line to complete flush - return

Employee and industry

Job description
Operator
SOC code
9999 — Uncoded
NAICS code
332431 — 332431 Aluminum cans, light gauge metal, manufacturing
NAICS vintage
2012
Avg employees
287
Total hours worked
577505
EIN
841326644
Establishment ID
706346
Employer case #
14456

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
6:00
Time of incident
11:30
Filing year
2024
Submitted
27JAN2025:22:37:00

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Source

Data from OSHA ITA Form 300/301 electronic submissions, filing year 2024. ITA Case Detail records are establishment-reported submissions, not OSHA inspections — no per-record IMIS deep link exists.