Homerville, GA ·
OSHA Injury Report: BWAY Homerville
Injury · Days away from work
At a glance
On , an injury at BWAY Homerville in 1601 Valdosta HWY, 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
- Employees at this establishment (2024 average)
- 535
- Hours worked at this establishment (2024 total)
- 1,238,762
- Establishment ID
- 1328730
- Employer case #
- IE-2404-01
When (timing detail)
- Date of incident
- Shift started
- 05:00
- Time of incident
- 12:45
- Filing year
- 2024
- Submitted to OSHA
- 2025-02-24
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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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