Archbald, PA ·
OSHA Injury Report: SIMONA America Industries
Injury · Days away from work
At a glance
On , an injury at SIMONA America Industries in 101 Power Boulevard, Archbald, PA 18403 resulted in days away from work. Employee was machine Operator in sheet, plastics, unlaminated (except packaging), manufacturing.
Where did this happen?
- Establishment
- SIMONA America Industries
- Parent company
- SIMONA America Industries
- Street
- 101 Power Boulevard
- City
- Archbald
- State
- PA
- ZIP
- 18403
- On-site location
- SL-4 Masking Station
What was the outcome?
- Outcome
- Days away from work (code 2)
- Type
- Injury (code 1)
- Days away from work
- 55
- Days restricted or transferred
- 22
Before the incident
The employee was working alone on [REDACTED] picking up a masking roll from the bottom rack and lifting it onto a cart. The masking roll weighed approximately 60–80 lbs.
What happened
While lifting the masking roll from the lower rack and placing it onto the cart the employee felt a sudden sharp pain described as “lightning going down my leg.” The pain occurred immediately during the lifting motion. He notified his supervisor and foreman and was advised to monitor how he felt the next day.
Injury or illness
he employee sustained a lower back injury diagnosed as a slipped (herniated) disc resulting in radiating leg pain
Object or substance involved
The masking roll (approximately 60–80 lbs.) that the employee was lifting from the bottom rack.
Summary line
Strain Injury By Lifting sprain strain leg
Employee and industry
- Job description
- Machine Operator
- SOC code
- 51-4199: Metal Workers and Plastic Workers, All Other
- NAICS code
- 326113: Sheet, plastics, unlaminated (except packaging), manufacturing
- NAICS vintage
- 2012
- Employees at this establishment (2025 average)
- 150
- Hours worked at this establishment (2025 total)
- 372,153
- EIN
- 832286197
- Establishment ID
- 1034298
- Employer case #
- 940142
When (timing detail)
- Date of incident
- Shift started
- 07:00
- Time of incident
- 16:00
- Filing year
- 2025
- Submitted to OSHA
- 2026-02-23
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Source
Data from OSHA ITA Form 300/301 electronic submissions, filing year 2025. ITA Case Detail records are establishment-reported submissions, not OSHA inspections, so no per-record IMIS deep link exists.
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