Bloomsburg, PA ·
OSHA Injury Report: Kawneer Company, Inc.
Injury · Job transfer or restriction
At a glance
On , an injury at Kawneer Company, Inc. in 500 East 12th St., Bloomsburg, PA 17815 resulted in job transfer or restriction. Employee was production Operator in doors, metal, manufacturing.
Where did this happen?
- Establishment
- Kawneer Company, Inc.
- Parent company
- Kawneer Company, Inc.
- Street
- 500 East 12th St.
- City
- Bloomsburg
- State
- PA
- ZIP
- 17815
- On-site location
- Anodize Loading Area
What was the outcome?
- Outcome
- Job transfer or restriction (code 3)
- Type
- Injury (code 1)
- Days restricted or transferred
- 6
Before the incident
Lift an aluminum extrusion
What happened
At approx. [REDACTED] an employee hurt their back attempting to lift metal off a pallet. While bent over and lifting the metal they felt a sharp pain in their lower back that shot down their leg. The plant nurse was called and advised to Tylenol ice and to follow up with the company physician. Employee was in rule based mode with error traps of overconfidence and distraction.
Injury or illness
At approx. midnight an employee hurt their back attempting to lift metal off a pallet. While bent over and lifting the metal they felt a sharp pain in their lower back that shot down their leg. The plant nurse was called and advised to Tylenol ice and to follow up with the company physician. Employee was in rule based mode with error traps of overconfidence and distraction.
Object or substance involved
Aluminum extrusion
Summary line
Instantaneous strain or sprain to the back.
Employee and industry
- Job description
- Production Operator
- SOC code
- 9999: Uncoded
- NAICS code
- 332321: Doors, metal, manufacturing
- NAICS vintage
- 2022
- Employees at this establishment (2023 average)
- 417
- Hours worked at this establishment (2023 total)
- 937,026
- Establishment ID
- 882317
- Employer case #
- S23_000022
When (timing detail)
- Date of incident
- Shift started
- 06:00
- Time of incident
- 23:30
- Filing year
- 2023
- Submitted to OSHA
- 2024-03-01
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Source
Data from OSHA ITA Form 300/301 electronic submissions, filing year 2023. ITA Case Detail records are establishment-reported submissions, not OSHA inspections, so no per-record IMIS deep link exists.
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