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OSHA Injury Report: Plastic Products Co., Inc - West Branch

Injury · Job transfer or restriction

At a glance

On , an injury at Plastic Products Co., Inc - West Branch in 228 Tidewater Drive, West Branch, IA 52358 resulted in job transfer or restriction. Employee was material Handler in bowls and bowl covers, plastics, manufacturing.

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Where did this happen?

Establishment
Plastic Products Co., Inc - West Branch
Parent company
Plastic Products Co, Inc.
Street
228 Tidewater Drive
City
West Branch
State
IA
ZIP
52358
On-site location
Receiving Area

What was the outcome?

Outcome
Job transfer or restriction (code 3)
Type
Injury (code 1)
Days restricted or transferred
63

Before the incident

Employee was openings totes of mater that were outside that were wet frozen and stuck together.

What happened

Employee was openings totes that had been outside that were wet frozen and stuck together. He strained to get them apart and felt tingling and numbness in his right shoulder

Injury or illness

Right shoulder strain

Object or substance involved

The forced opening of a frozen stuck tote.

Summary line

Strain to Right Shoulder

Employee and industry

Job description
Material Handler
SOC code
53-7062 — Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand
NAICS code
326199 — Bowls and bowl covers, plastics, manufacturing
NAICS vintage
2012
Avg employees
163
Total hours worked
203442
EIN
410850873
Establishment ID
262426
Employer case #
2401

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
7:00
Time of incident
11:00
Filing year
2024
Submitted
28FEB2025:15:52:00

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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 — no per-record IMIS deep link exists.