Allentown, PA —
OSHA Injury Report: Amcor Rigid Packaging
Injury · Days away from work
At a glance
On , an injury at Amcor Rigid Packaging in Allentown, PA 18106 resulted in days away from work. Employee was maintenance 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
- Blow Mold 11
What was the outcome?
- Outcome
- Days away from work (code 2)
- Type
- Injury (code 1)
- Days away from work
- 278
Before the incident
The employee was called to troubleshoot a mechanical issue at blow molder 11 inside the blow wheel.
What happened
The employee was called to troubleshoot a mechanical issue at blow molder 11 inside the blow wheel. The mechanic was climbing out of the machine and used his arms to lift himself out of the machine and twisted to his right and felt sudden pain in his right lateral hip.
Injury or illness
Radiculopathy lumbar region. Strain of muscle fascia and tendon of lower back. Pain in right hip.
Object or substance involved
pulling and twisting to get out of the machine
Summary line
Radiculopathy lumbar region. Strain of muscle fascia and tendon of lower back. Pain in right hip.
Employee and industry
- Job description
- Maintenance
- SOC code
- 49-9041 — Industrial Machinery Mechanics
- NAICS code
- 326160 — Bottles, plastics, manufacturing
- NAICS vintage
- 2022
- Avg employees
- 271
- Total hours worked
- 562944
- EIN
- 364126680
- Establishment ID
- 1291308
- Employer case #
- 2
When (timing detail)
- Date of incident
- Shift started
- 10:00
- Time of incident
- 10:00
- Filing year
- 2025
- Submitted
- 28JAN26:18:28:00
Source
Data from OSHA ITA Form 300/301 electronic submissions, filing year 2025. ITA Case Detail records are establishment-reported submissions, not OSHA inspections — no per-record IMIS deep link exists.