Tamaqua, PA —
OSHA Injury Report: Hefty Business Unit - Tamaqua, Pennsylvania
Injury · Other recordable case
At a glance
On , an injury at Hefty Business Unit - Tamaqua, Pennsylvania in Tamaqua, PA 18252 resulted in other recordable case. Employee was machine Operator in bags, plastics film, single wall or multiwall, manufacturing.
Where did this happen?
- Establishment
- Hefty Business Unit - Tamaqua, Pennsylvania
- Parent company
- Reynolds Consumer Products
- Street
- 31 Progress Avenue
- City
- Tamaqua
- State
- PA
- ZIP
- 18252
- On-site location
- Extrusion Department Cell 2
What was the outcome?
- Outcome
- Other recordable case (code 4)
- Type
- Injury (code 1)
Before the incident
After completing the transfer on [REDACTED] the employees moved to 240 and transferred the backside winder. The employees moved the shaft cart to the front of 240.
What happened
At approximately [REDACTED] Line 210 transferred followed shortly after by 240. After completing the transfer on [REDACTED] the employees moved to 240 and transferred the backside winder. The employees moved the shaft cart to the front of 240. The employees pulled the shaft onto the cart and began to move the cart in front of the winder. The step piece used for pumping the cart up got caught on the roll and caused the back end to swing. The employees hand was on the shaft when it swung causing it to get pinched between the shaft and the support pole.
Injury or illness
Contusion of left index finger.
Object or substance involved
Shaft cart and support pole.
Summary line
Contusion of left index finger
Employee and industry
- Job description
- Machine Operator
- SOC code
- 51-4199 — Metal Workers and Plastic Workers, All Other
- NAICS code
- 326111 — Bags, plastics film, single wall or multiwall, manufacturing
- NAICS vintage
- 2022
- Avg employees
- 302
- Total hours worked
- 624923
- EIN
- 942906693
- Establishment ID
- 59128
- Employer case #
- 3
When (timing detail)
- Date of incident
- Shift started
- 8:00:00.000
- Time of incident
- 17:55:00.000
- Submitted
- 27FEB24:15:51:00
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.