Ringtown, PA —
OSHA Injury Report: North America Ringtown
Injury · Other recordable case
At a glance
On , an injury at North America Ringtown in Ringtown, PA 17967 resulted in other recordable case. Employee was general Production in all Other Plastics Product Manufacturing.
Where did this happen?
- Establishment
- North America Ringtown
- Parent company
- Jeld-Wen Inc.
- Street
- 700 W Main Street
- City
- Ringtown
- State
- PA
- ZIP
- 17967
- On-site location
- On site 600 Building Flex 3 Area
What was the outcome?
- Outcome
- Other recordable case (code 4)
- Type
- Injury (code 1)
Before the incident
Injured employee (EE) was working as a frame welder at the time of the injury while also training a new hire Right before lunch the new hire had left the area so the EE conducted a die change operation to set the frame welder up with the correct fixtures for the next production run As the EE was removing one of the dies (weighing approximately 155lbs) they experienced a popping sensation in their lower right back hip and felt pain radiate down their right leg into their foot They completed the process and went to lunch but before returning continued experiencing the pain and made the decision to report to the EHS office and request a medical evaluation
What happened
Injured employee (EE) was working as a frame welder at the time of the injury while also training a new hire Right before lunch the new hire had left the area so the EE conducted a die change operation to set the frame welder up with the correct fixtures for the next production run As the EE was removing one of the dies (weighing approximately 155lbs) they experienced a popping sensation in their lower right back hip and felt pain radiate down their right leg into their foot They completed the process and went to lunch but before returning continued experiencing the pain and made the decision to report to the EHS office and request a medical evaluation
Injury or illness
Strain or Tear Trunk Lower Back
Object or substance involved
155lb welder die
Summary line
Strain or Tear Trunk Lower Back 155lb welder die Strain by lifting
Employee and industry
- Job description
- General Production
- SOC code
- 51-9199 — Production Workers, All Other
- NAICS code
- 326199 — All Other Plastics Product Manufacturing
- NAICS vintage
- 2022
- Avg employees
- 306
- Total hours worked
- 552780
- EIN
- 930496342
- Establishment ID
- 1468390
- Employer case #
- 546
When (timing detail)
- Date of incident
- Shift started
- 6:30
- Time of incident
- 11:25
- Filing year
- 2025
- Submitted
- 11FEB26:20:50:00
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.