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OSHA Injury Report: Methuen Mfg

Other illness · Days away from work

On , an other illness at Methuen Mfg in Methuen, MA 01844 resulted in days away from work. Employee was closing stitcher in athletic shoes manufacturing.

Establishment
Methuen Mfg
Parent company
New Balance Athletics Inc
Street
596 Lowell St
City
Methuen
State
MA
ZIP
01844
On-site location
White Value Stream Closing Dept
Outcome
Days away from work (code 2)
Type
Other illness (code 6)
Days away from work
180

Stitching uppers of shoes

turning of collars using excessive force

both hands strain sprain

Repetitive nature of job - ergonomics = technique

Both hands strain sprain potential carpal tunnel - repetitive turning of collars

Job description
Closing stitcher
SOC code
51-6042 — Shoe Machine Operators and Tenders
NAICS code
316210 — Athletic shoes manufacturing
NAICS vintage
2022
Avg employees
184
Total hours worked
432034
EIN
42460172
Establishment ID
1188186
Employer case #
2
Date of incident
Shift started
6:00:00.000
Submitted
01MAR24:21:30:00

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.