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OSHA Injury Report: EAST PENN OELWEIN

Injury · Days away from work

On , an injury at EAST PENN OELWEIN in OELWEIN, IA 50662 resulted in days away from work. Employee was hYRATE OPERATOR FL in motor Vehicle Supplies and New Parts Merchant Wholesalers.

Establishment
EAST PENN OELWEIN
Parent company
EAST PENN MFG. CO. INC.
Street
220 14TH STREET SE
City
OELWEIN
State
IA
ZIP
50662
On-site location
REGULAR JOB, ON-SITE
Outcome
Days away from work (code 2)
Type
Injury (code 1)
Days away from work
14
Days restricted or transferred
166

At approximately [REDACTED] on [REDACTED] I was working as a hirate operator on line 3. I had battery arch so I stopped the line to clean the probes. Once Probes were clean I pushed the next battery back up the line in order for it to not kick out. As I was pushing the battery back up the line I felt a searing pain in my left shoulder near the joint.

pushing a battery that was stationary back through the machine

213 - STRAIN

BATTERY

STRAIN SHOULDER LEFT BATTERY

Job description
HYRATE OPERATOR FL
SOC code
9999 — Uncoded
NAICS code
423120 — Motor Vehicle Supplies and New Parts Merchant Wholesalers
NAICS vintage
2012
Avg employees
348
Total hours worked
710630
EIN
231315454
Establishment ID
441002
Employer case #
24-0108
Date of incident
Time of incident
0:30
Filing year
2024
Submitted
28FEB2025:16:34:00

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.