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 Dryer Tech 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
- Resin Room
What was the outcome?
- Outcome
- Days away from work (code 2)
- Type
- Injury (code 1)
- Days away from work
- 13
Before the incident
Dryer maintenance tech was squatting and kneeling down while changing a flex hose and when he stood back up felt a pop stretch and pain sensation in the back of his left lower leg.
What happened
Dryer maintenance tech was squatting and kneeling down while changing a flex hose and when he stood back up felt a pop stretch and pain sensation in the back of his left lower leg.
Injury or illness
Strain of other muscles and tendon of posterior muscle group at lower leg level on left leg.
Object or substance involved
Squatting keeling then standing up causing an Achilles pain.
Summary line
Strain of other muscles and tendon of posterior muscle group at lower leg level on left leg.
Employee and industry
- Job description
- Maintenance Dryer Tech
- 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 #
- 7
When (timing detail)
- Date of incident
- Shift started
- 6:00
- Time of incident
- 8:00
- Filing year
- 2025
- Submitted
- 28JAN26:18:45:00
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.