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OSHA Injury Report: Schuetz Container Systems Wash Plant

Injury · Days away from work

On , an injury at Schuetz Container Systems Wash Plant in Lexington, NC 27295 resulted in days away from work. Employee was maintenance Technician in packaging, plastics (e.g., blister, bubble), manufacturing.

Establishment
Schuetz Container Systems Wash Plant
Parent company
Schuetz Container Systems Wash Plant
Street
138 Walser Rd.
City
Lexington
State
NC
ZIP
27295
On-site location
Beginning of wash line - heater
Outcome
Days away from work (code 2)
Type
Injury (code 1)
Days away from work
7

Two Maint. Technicians were preparing to replace a section of a steamm pipe damaged from a forklift operator.

As the close off vaslve was being loosened for removal water along with high pressure steam started flowing from that section of the pipe. The hot steam burst through the opening burning the employee 's left arm. No LOTO procedures were followed.

2nd Degree burns to left arm.

Hot Steam

Severe burns to left arm

Job description
Maintenance Technician
SOC code
49-9041 — Industrial Machinery Mechanics
NAICS code
326199 — Packaging, plastics (e.g., blister, bubble), manufacturing
NAICS vintage
2022
Avg employees
58
Total hours worked
107334
EIN
561166930
Establishment ID
741656
Employer case #
2
Date of incident
Shift started
6:00:00.000
Time of incident
11:15:00.000
Submitted
05JAN24:19:40:00

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.