Connellsville, PA ·
OSHA Injury Report: Crown Cork & Seal USA, Inc. - Connellsville Plant
Injury · Job transfer or restriction
At a glance
On , an injury at Crown Cork & Seal USA, Inc. - Connellsville Plant in 1840 Baldridge Street, Connellsville, PA 15425 resulted in job transfer or restriction. Employee was line mechanic in closures, metal, stamping.
Where did this happen?
- Establishment
- Crown Cork & Seal USA, Inc. - Connellsville Plant
- Parent company
- Crown Holdings, Inc.
- Street
- 1840 Baldridge Street
- City
- Connellsville
- State
- PA
- ZIP
- 15425
- On-site location
- Line 52
What was the outcome?
- Outcome
- Job transfer or restriction (code 3)
- Type
- Injury (code 1)
- Days restricted or transferred
- 28
Before the incident
Working on the press set up
What happened
A Line Mechanic was working on a set up at the press on line 52. As the employee was holding the press chute in position the employee felt a metal sliver penetrate the employee’s cut & puncture-resistant glove and embed in the knuckle of the employee’s left pointer finger. When the Line Mechanic removed the cut-resistant glove the employee pulled out the sliver but it felt as if part of it was still embedded under the skin. After attempting to clear the sliver using a first aid device it was decided to have the employee examined at the emergency room. The hospital did not want to remove the embedded sliver. The employee went to the local Med Express and they would not attempt to remove the sliver either but prescribed an antibiotic. The employee is having a surgery center remove the sliver. On [REDACTED] the employee had the sliver surgically removed. The doctor wrote out a slip stating that the employee was not to lift any weight greater than 5 pounds for 2 weeks after the [REDACT
Injury or illness
Puncture to Left H - Hand
Object or substance involved
Metal sliver
Summary line
Puncture to Left H - Hand caused by Metal sliver
Employee and industry
- Job description
- Line mechanic
- SOC code
- 49-9041: Industrial Machinery Mechanics
- NAICS code
- 332119: Closures, metal, stamping
- NAICS vintage
- 2012
- Employees at this establishment (2025 average)
- 147
- Hours worked at this establishment (2025 total)
- 320,194
- EIN
- 232869494
- Establishment ID
- 57998
- Employer case #
- IN-202506
When (timing detail)
- Date of incident
- Shift started
- 07:00
- Time of incident
- 11:45
- 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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