Kutztown, PA ·
OSHA Injury Report: Palram Americas
Injury · Days away from work
At a glance
On , an injury at Palram Americas in 9729 Commerce Circle, Kutztown, PA 19530 resulted in days away from work. Employee was warehouse Laborer I in building panels, corrugated and flat, plastics, manufacturing.
Where did this happen?
- Establishment
- Palram Americas
- Parent company
- Palram Americas
- Street
- 9729 Commerce Circle
- City
- Kutztown
- State
- PA
- ZIP
- 19530
- On-site location
- Middle Lot Flatbed Loading
What was the outcome?
- Outcome
- Days away from work (code 2)
- Type
- Injury (code 1)
- Days away from work
- 246
Before the incident
Tightening strap on trailer
What happened
Tightening strap on trailer and while pushing strap down the tightening tool slipped out of hands and employee fell face forward onto ground. Resulting in abrasions on chin and sore wrist hand. Heavy rain made everything wet and slippery.
Injury or illness
Fracture 3rd finger right hand; sprain of right wrist and hand
Object or substance involved
Tightening wrench and ground
Summary line
Tightening strap on trailer and while pushing strap down the tightening tool slipped out of hands and employee fell face forward onto ground. Resulting in abrasions on chin and fracture strain of right wrist hand.
Employee and industry
- Job description
- Warehouse Laborer I
- SOC code
- 53-7062: Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand
- NAICS code
- 326199: Building panels, corrugated and flat, plastics, manufacturing
- NAICS vintage
- 2022
- Employees at this establishment (2023 average)
- 92
- Hours worked at this establishment (2023 total)
- 184,877
- EIN
- 870513572
- Establishment ID
- 369402
- Employer case #
- 1
When (timing detail)
- Date of incident
- Shift started
- 04:00
- Time of incident
- 06:30
- Filing year
- 2023
- Submitted to OSHA
- 2024-01-25
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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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