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
- Pour & Debridge
What was the outcome?
- Outcome
- Job transfer or restriction (code 3)
- Type
- Injury (code 1)
- Days restricted or transferred
- 16
Before the incident
Offloading an aluminum extrusion onto a pallet
What happened
On [REDACTED] throughout the course of running 138 pieces of 575 thermal 026 flimsy material in P&D before [REDACTED]. The operator was in skill-based mode lifting these parts over his head which would equate to lifting 276 times. Once to put through the lancer and a second time lifting the parts from the debridger. The parts weigh approximately 19.8 lbs a piece. The employee didn’t have discomfort or pain during the activity. The pain and discomfort started later after resting and sitting down then trying to get back up. He reported the incident to the department supervisor EHS and saw the nurse for further evaluation.
Injury or illness
Lumbar spasm and strain
Object or substance involved
Aluminum Extrusion
Summary line
Instantaneous Strain Sprain to the Lower 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
- 12:30
- Filing year
- 2023
- Submitted to OSHA
- 2024-03-03
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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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