Elizabethtown, KY —
OSHA Injury Report: summit Polymers Inc. Plant 9
Injury · Days away from work
At a glance
On , an injury at summit Polymers Inc. Plant 9 in Elizabethtown, KY 42701 resulted in days away from work. Employee was mold Tech in television housings, plastics, manufacturing.
Where did this happen?
- Establishment
- summit Polymers Inc. Plant 9
- Parent company
- Summit Polymers Inc.
- Street
- 2201 West Park Road
- City
- Elizabethtown
- State
- KY
- ZIP
- 42701
- On-site location
- Molding Department
What was the outcome?
- Outcome
- Days away from work (code 2)
- Type
- Injury (code 1)
- Days away from work
- 2
- Days restricted or transferred
- 53
Before the incident
putting plastic in the gaylord bin.
What happened
Employee was dumping plastic into gaylord bin and bin holding the plastic was heavier than expected When the employee went to lift bin to dump in gaylord he twisted his back and shoulder putting him on restrictive work.
Injury or illness
back strain
Object or substance involved
gaylord bin
Summary line
dumping items into gaylord and bin was heavy. Hurt back and shoulder when lifting it.
Employee and industry
- Job description
- Mold Tech
- SOC code
- 51-4072 — Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
- NAICS code
- 326199 — Television housings, plastics, manufacturing
- NAICS vintage
- 2022
- Avg employees
- 330
- Total hours worked
- 667283
- EIN
- 381990845
- Establishment ID
- 1123908
- Employer case #
- 23-13
When (timing detail)
- Date of incident
- Shift started
- 14:55:00.000
- Time of incident
- 1:30:00.000
- Submitted
- 29FEB24:16:12:00
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.