Allentown, PA ·
OSHA Injury Report: Amcor Rigid Packaging
Skin disorder · Days away from work
At a glance
On , a skin disorder at Amcor Rigid Packaging in 6974 Schantz Rd, Allentown, PA 18106 resulted in days away from work. Employee was maintenance mechanic in bottles, plastics, manufacturing.
Where did this happen?
- Establishment
- Amcor Rigid Packaging
- Parent company
- Amcor Rigid Packaging
- Street
- 6974 Schantz Rd
- City
- Allentown
- State
- PA
- ZIP
- 18106
- On-site location
- INJECTION DEPARTMENT HUSKY 17
What was the outcome?
- Outcome
- Days away from work (code 2)
- Type
- Skin disorder (code 2)
- Days away from work
- 131
Before the incident
Working on another machine in the area and was called by operator to assist the problem of the machine that the incident took place at.
What happened
Arc flash incident occurred when bolt contacted lug on breaker. Maintenance tech was troubleshooting a no power issue.
Injury or illness
Injured employee had burns on his right hand and neck and chin areas. He was taken to first aid room first for onsite evaluation then taken to medical center for further evaluation.
Object or substance involved
Arc Flash from qm1 breaker.
Summary line
Injured employee had burns on his right hand and neck and chin areas. Arc flash incident occurred when bolt contacted lug on breaker.
Employee and industry
- Job description
- MAINTENANCE MECHANIC
- SOC code
- 49-9041: Industrial Machinery Mechanics
- NAICS code
- 326160: Bottles, plastics, manufacturing
- NAICS vintage
- 2022
- Employees at this establishment (2024 average)
- 265
- Hours worked at this establishment (2024 total)
- 462,878
- EIN
- 364126680
- Establishment ID
- 1291308
- Employer case #
- F6D1824
When (timing detail)
- Date of incident
- Shift started
- 05:00
- Time of incident
- 13:15
- Filing year
- 2024
- Submitted to OSHA
- 2025-03-01
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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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