Reading, PA · 2023-01-27

OSHA Injury Report: MCAM Reading

Injury · Job transfer or restriction

At a glance

On 2023-01-27, an injury at MCAM Reading in 2120 Fairmont Avenue, Reading, PA 19605 resulted in job transfer or restriction. Employee was cast Operator in profile shapes (e.g., plate, rod, sheet), laminated plastics, manufacturing.

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Where did this happen?

Establishment: MCAM Reading
Parent company: Mitsubishi Chemical Advanced Materials
Street: 2120 Fairmont Avenue
City: Reading
State: PA
ZIP: 19605
On-site location: Cast Mandrel Cell

What was the outcome?

Outcome: Job transfer or restriction (code 3)
Type: Injury (code 1)
Days restricted or transferred: 17

Before the incident

Loading the 2100lb Pfaudler (mobile monomer tank) with approximately 700lbs of monomer on a scale.

What happened

Operator went to pull the Pfaudler off the scale with his left hand. The wheel got cause in the gap between the floor and the scale. So he used more force to overcome that gap and felt a pain in his left shoulder that extended down to his left chest. Injury was a strain to the left shoulder and chest.

Injury or illness

Strained shoulder and pectoral muscle

Object or substance involved

Mobile monomer tank

Summary line

Injury was a strain to the left shoulder and chest.

Employee and industry

Job description: Cast Operator
SOC code: 9999: Uncoded
NAICS code: 326130: Profile shapes (e.g., plate, rod, sheet), laminated plastics, manufacturing
NAICS vintage: 2022
Employees at this establishment (2023 average): 242
Hours worked at this establishment (2023 total): 535,663
EIN: 510406796
Establishment ID: 652618
Employer case #: 23-01

When (timing detail)

Date of incident: 2023-01-27
Shift started: 15:00
Time of incident: 20:14
Filing year: 2023
Submitted to OSHA: 2024-01-24