Reading, PA ·
OSHA Injury Report: NPXONE
Injury · Other recordable case
At a glance
On , an injury at NPXONE in 4275 Reading Crest Ave, Reading, PA 19605 resulted in other recordable case. Employee was environmental Specialist in polystyrene foam packaging manufacturing.
Where did this happen?
- Establishment
- NPXONE
- Parent company
- NPXONE
- Street
- 4275 Reading Crest Ave
- City
- Reading
- State
- PA
- ZIP
- 19605
- On-site location
- Outside Weir Dam
What was the outcome?
- Outcome
- Other recordable case (code 4)
- Type
- Injury (code 1)
Before the incident
Employee gathered information and tools needed for skimming any debris from the top water of the [REDACTED].
What happened
Employee was completing normal cleaning of the weir dam with the pool skimmer. As they were standing on the second set of grates that cover the weir dam the second grate in from the parking lot slid from its resting point and out of it hold down clamps falling into the water. As the employee went to catch themselves their hand landed on a sharp object that punctured the palm of the right hand.
Injury or illness
Puncture to the right center of palm Strained right shoulder. Employee had future follow up appointments from pain in right shoulder on 10 26 23.
Object or substance involved
The grate the employee was standing on slid out of the clamp hold downs. This action caused one side of the grate to fall. Employee fell and reached out to stop his fall injuring their hand and shoulder.
Summary line
Puncture Right Hand Right Shoulder Strain
Employee and industry
- Job description
- Environmental Specialist
- SOC code
- 19-2041: Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health
- NAICS code
- 326140: Polystyrene foam packaging manufacturing
- NAICS vintage
- 2022
- Employees at this establishment (2023 average)
- 240
- Hours worked at this establishment (2023 total)
- 477,278
- Establishment ID
- 1052620
- Employer case #
- 23-07
When (timing detail)
- Date of incident
- Shift started
- 08:00
- Time of incident
- 14:45
- Filing year
- 2023
- Submitted to OSHA
- 2024-01-31
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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, so no per-record IMIS deep link exists.
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