Bowling Green, KY ·
OSHA Injury Report: Crown Cork & Seal - Bowling Green Plant
Injury · Job transfer or restriction
At a glance
On , an injury at Crown Cork & Seal - Bowling Green Plant in 1291 Prosperity Lane, Bowling Green, KY 42101 resulted in job transfer or restriction. Employee was forklift Driver in beer cans, light gauge metal, manufacturing.
Where did this happen?
- Establishment
- Crown Cork & Seal - Bowling Green Plant
- Parent company
- Crown Holdings, Inc.
- Street
- 1291 Prosperity Lane
- City
- Bowling Green
- State
- KY
- ZIP
- 42101
- On-site location
- Forklift Chargers by the Breakroom Entrance
What was the outcome?
- Outcome
- Job transfer or restriction (code 3)
- Type
- Injury (code 1)
- Days restricted or transferred
- 7
Before the incident
Pulling away from charging station on a forklift
What happened
As a forklift driver was returning from break he forgot to unplug his lift before turning it on. The employee released the parking break and began to travel forward. This resulted in the charger being pulled from the wall damaging the power cord and 480V power feeding the disconnect. The employee stated the jerk from the incident resulted in a neck injury that radiated down his shoulder and back. The employee was evaluated at an urgent care clinic and received prescription medication and restrictions
Injury or illness
Strain to Left N - Neck
Object or substance involved
The tension from the charger being attached to the forklift while in motion
Summary line
Strain to Left N - Neck caused by The tension from the charger being attached to the forklift while in motion
Employee and industry
- Job description
- Forklift Driver
- SOC code
- 53-7051: Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators
- NAICS code
- 332431: Beer cans, light gauge metal, manufacturing
- NAICS vintage
- 2012
- Employees at this establishment (2024 average)
- 156
- Hours worked at this establishment (2024 total)
- 344,862
- EIN
- 232869494
- Establishment ID
- 679878
- Employer case #
- IN-2024012
When (timing detail)
- Date of incident
- Shift started
- 07:00
- Time of incident
- 13:30
- Filing year
- 2024
- Submitted to OSHA
- 2025-02-14
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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, so no per-record IMIS deep link exists.
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