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OSHA Injury Report: Ball Beverage Pkg 178 Pittston

Injury · Days away from work

At a glance

On , an injury at Ball Beverage Pkg 178 Pittston in 140 Industrial Drive, Pittston, PA 18640 resulted in days away from work. 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) - Bodymaker

What was the outcome?

Outcome
Days away from work (code 2)
Type
Injury (code 1)
Days away from work
13

Before the incident

Employee was changing stripper ring in bodymaker

What happened

Employee was leaning into Bodymaker machine to loosen bolts of the stripper ring retainer. As doing so TM felt a pop at lower left side of his back

Injury or illness

Back Strain

Object or substance involved

Loosening bolt

Summary line

Back (including dorsal muscles spine and spinal cord) (center)- Distention twist sprains strains tears-est machine open housing for can elevator

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 #
15002

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
18:00
Time of incident
2:00
Filing year
2024
Submitted
27JAN2025:22:40:00

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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.