Valparaiso, IN —
OSHA Injury Report: BWay Valparaiso
Injury · Job transfer or restriction
At a glance
On , an injury at BWay Valparaiso in Valparaiso, IN 46383 resulted in job transfer or restriction. Employee was attendant B in awnings, rigid plastics or fiberglass, manufacturing.
Where did this happen?
- Establishment
- BWay Valparaiso
- Parent company
- BWay Valparaiso
- Street
- 4002 montdale Park Drive
- City
- Valparaiso
- State
- IN
- ZIP
- 46383
- On-site location
- Valparaiso Conveyor
What was the outcome?
- Outcome
- Job transfer or restriction (code 3)
- Type
- Injury (code 1)
- Days restricted or transferred
- 36
Before the incident
Unjamming lids on stacker
What happened
Unjamming the lids from the Auto Stacker on Line 5 when glove got caught and pulled under the belt on the conveyor system. He then pulled and twisted his right pinky finger free. Corporate Engineering has been working on the [REDACTED] Highway which has created pinch points and work arounds for employees to make sure lids are moved to the appropriate place.
Injury or illness
Nature of Injury: FRACTURE Type: Body Part: UPPER EXTREMITY FINGER S RIGHT
Object or substance involved
Automated Conveyor
Summary line
While unjamming lids on auto stacker for [REDACTED] 's right pinky finger became caught in rollers causing bruising and swelling.
Employee and industry
- Job description
- Attendant B
- SOC code
- 51-9199 — Production Workers, All Other
- NAICS code
- 326199 — Awnings, rigid plastics or fiberglass, manufacturing
- NAICS vintage
- 2022
- Avg employees
- 148
- Total hours worked
- 328762
- EIN
- 363624491
- Establishment ID
- 1103271
- Employer case #
- IE-2310-01
When (timing detail)
- Date of incident
- Shift started
- 19:00:00.000
- Time of incident
- 5:20:00.000
- Submitted
- 02FEB24:20:42:00
Source
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.