OSHA Injury Report: NORMA Pennsylvania Inc

At a glance

Where did this happen?

What was the outcome?

Before the incident

Employee Was working on [REDACTED] which is an automatic machine that produces a small amount of metallic scrap. If aloud to accumulate the scrap can get heavy and must be emptied into a larger scrap bin.

What happened

Machine ASY [REDACTED] produces small scrap shavings that go into a small scrap bin at the bottom of the machine. Periodically these scrap shavings need to be emptied into a larger hopper across the isle so a forklift can pick up the hopper and move it to the container. If the bin is emptied often then the weight can be below 10lbs. If it is not emptied often enough then the bin can weigh beyond comfortable levels exceeding 15 to 20 lbs. In these cases employees can use the carts intended for the dies to transport the bin to the hopper. In this case the bin was moved by hand though it cannot be determined on how much the bin weighed when it was transported by hand. The bin was carried by the employee to the hopper and unloaded. During unloading the employee felt and heard a pop in his knee reinjuring ligament.

Injury or illness

Sprain Strain (Knee - Right)

Object or substance involved

Scrap bin suspected to be too full. No witness to verify.

Summary line

Ligiment Tear unloading scrap

Employee and industry

When (timing detail)

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.