Fort Smith, AR — 2023-10-06

OSHA Injury Report: Fort Smith Plant

Injury · Job transfer or restriction

At a glance

On 2023-10-06, an injury at Fort Smith Plant in Fort Smith, AR 72916 resulted in job transfer or restriction. Employee was material Handling RC in industrial glassware and glass products, pressed or blown, made in glass making plants.

Where did this happen?

Establishment: Fort Smith Plant
Parent company: Owens Corning
Street: 5520 Planters Road
City: Fort Smith
State: AR
ZIP: 72916
On-site location: Rework machine

What was the outcome?

Outcome: Job transfer or restriction (code 3)
Type: Injury (code 1)
Days restricted or transferred: 7

Before the incident

Team member was unwinding and folding scrap material in the re-work area.

What happened

Team member experienced back pain after a combination of bending over to roll up and handle a ~10 foot sheet of scrap material at re-work and twisting their body to see the vehicle path while transporting a finished roll of material in reverse via forklift. The pain started out as a minor normalized sensation but later intensified.

Injury or illness

Strain of muscle and tendon of back wall of thorax

Object or substance involved

Ergonomic nature of work

Summary line

Strain of muscle and tendon of back wall of thorax from Ergonomic nature of work

Employee and industry

Job description: Material Handling RC
SOC code: 53-7062 — Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand
NAICS code: 327212 — Industrial glassware and glass products, pressed or blown, made in glass making plants
NAICS vintage: 2022
Avg employees: 103
Total hours worked: 204647
Establishment ID: 423009
Employer case #: 456066

When (timing detail)

Date of incident: 2023-10-06
Shift started: 6:00:00.000
Time of incident: 11:10:00.000
Submitted: 26FEB24:13:27:00

Source

Data from OSHA ITA Form 300/301 electronic submissions, filing year unspecified. ITA Case Detail records are establishment-reported submissions, not OSHA inspections — no per-record IMIS deep link exists.