Homerville, GA —
OSHA Injury Report: BWAY Homerville
Injury · Days away from work
At a glance
On , an injury at BWAY Homerville in Homerville, GA 31634 resulted in days away from work. Employee was forklift Operator in steel cans, light gauge metal, manufacturing.
Where did this happen?
- Establishment
- BWAY Homerville
- Parent company
- BWAY Corporation
- Street
- 1601 Valdosta HWY
- City
- Homerville
- State
- GA
- ZIP
- 31634
- On-site location
- Coil Rail Dock
What was the outcome?
- Outcome
- Days away from work (code 2)
- Type
- Injury (code 1)
- Days away from work
- 1
- Days restricted or transferred
- 2
Before the incident
He was gathering rachets and straps
What happened
Employee was gathering ratchet & straps that were used to secure a rail carload of steel coils. (standard procedure). While pulling the coil securing straps he tripped on the coil anti-skid matting. He fell backwards onto his right shoulder.
Injury or illness
Nature of Injury: SPRAIN |Type: |Body Part: SHOULDER RIGHT
Object or substance involved
Pallet
Summary line
Employee tripped & fell while pulling strap and injured right shoulder and upper back.
Employee and industry
- Job description
- Forklift Operator
- SOC code
- 53-7051 — Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators
- NAICS code
- 332431 — Steel cans, light gauge metal, manufacturing
- NAICS vintage
- 2022
- Avg employees
- 535
- Total hours worked
- 1238762
- Establishment ID
- 1328730
- Employer case #
- IE-2404-01
When (timing detail)
- Date of incident
- Shift started
- 5:00
- Time of incident
- 12:45
- Filing year
- 2024
- Submitted
- 24FEB2025:13:56:00
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.