Nichols, NY —
OSHA Injury Report: Crown Cork & Seal - Nichols Plants
Injury · Other recordable case
At a glance
On , an injury at Crown Cork & Seal - Nichols Plants in Nichols, NY 13812 resulted in other recordable case. Employee was palletizer Operator in beer cans, light gauge metal, manufacturing.
Where did this happen?
- Establishment
- Crown Cork & Seal - Nichols Plants
- Parent company
- Crown Holdings, Inc.
- Street
- 650 Berry Road
- City
- Nichols
- State
- NY
- ZIP
- 13812
- On-site location
- Line 3 Palletizer
What was the outcome?
- Outcome
- Other recordable case (code 4)
- Type
- Injury (code 1)
Before the incident
Lifting tool bag
What happened
While working on the palletizer mezzanine doing maintenance a PMR employee asked a Palletizer employee to hand him a tool bag (approx. 40 lbs) that was on the floor. The employee picked it up with his left arm. When lifting it over the railing guard the shoulder strap got caught between his stomach and the railing guard. Not realizing the strap was caught the employee attempted to lift the tool bag unsuccessfully. The employee then attempted again with more force causing them to strain their shoulder. Employee left work to be seen in the Emergency Room. It was stated by the ER physician to have nonweightbearing to the left arm for the [REDACTED]. Employee had an x-ray with negative results. Employee is to follow up with Occupational Medicine if the pain continues to be persistent. Employee returned to work [REDACTED].
Injury or illness
Strain to Left S- Shoulder
Object or substance involved
Tool bag strap caught on railing guard
Summary line
Strain to Left S- Shoulder caused by Tool bag strap caught on railing guard
Employee and industry
- Job description
- Palletizer Operator
- SOC code
- 53-7062 — Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand
- NAICS code
- 332431 — Beer cans, light gauge metal, manufacturing
- NAICS vintage
- 2012
- Avg employees
- 319
- Total hours worked
- 737297
- EIN
- 232869494
- Establishment ID
- 679841
- Employer case #
- IN-202505
When (timing detail)
- Date of incident
- Shift started
- 7:00
- Time of incident
- 10:30
- Filing year
- 2025
- Submitted
- 23FEB26:19:57:00
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.