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OSHA Injury Report: Bell's Brewery

Injury · Days away from work

On , an injury at Bell's Brewery in Galesburg, MI 49053 resulted in days away from work. Employee was packaging Equipment Technician in breweries.

Establishment
Bell's Brewery
Parent company
Bell's Brewery, Inc.
Street
8938 Krum Ave.
City
Galesburg
State
MI
ZIP
49053
On-site location
Keg Working Platform
Outcome
Days away from work (code 2)
Type
Injury (code 1)
Days away from work
8

Working the platform on the Keg Line

Employee was working on the keg line platform giving another operator a break. They grabbed a keg and set it on the floor while still on the platform. They felt a popping sensation in their back and reported feeling pain in their lower right back afterwards. They continued working grabbing 2 kegs to put on the conveyor. One of the kegs had beer in it and was heavier than they anticipated which caused them to feel more pain in their back. Employee finished out the break rotation and then reported to lead.

Strain to Right Back

empty keg

Strain to Right Back caused by empty keg

Job description
Packaging Equipment Technician
SOC code
49-9041 — Industrial Machinery Mechanics
NAICS code
312120 — Breweries
NAICS vintage
2022
Avg employees
290
Total hours worked
499302
EIN
382467659
Establishment ID
486764
Employer case #
IN-2023102
Date of incident
Shift started
20:00:00.000
Time of incident
3:00:00.000
Submitted
31JAN24:21:41:00

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