Bloomsburg, PA ·
OSHA Injury Report: Kawneer Company, Inc.
Injury · Other recordable case
At a glance
On , an injury at Kawneer Company, Inc. in 500 East 12th St., Bloomsburg, PA 17815 resulted in other recordable case. 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
- Manual Pack Table
What was the outcome?
- Outcome
- Other recordable case (code 4)
- Type
- Injury (code 1)
Before the incident
Waiting for an employee to return from break.
What happened
On [REDACTED] around [REDACTED] a packing employee was waiting for their partner near the eyewash station at the end of the manual pack tables. They were facing the shipping dock and when they turned toward the material flow office they felt something go into their left eye. When the employee realized they were unable clear the eye on their own a first responder was contacted. The first responder attempted to flush the eye and contacted the nurse. The employee was able to see but felt discomfort that gradually worsened. At around [REDACTED] the employee tried flushing it again with drops provided by the first responder. This didn’t help. Around [REDACTED] the discomfort worsened to the point that the nurse was contacted. She advised the first responder to take the employee to see a doctor. The employee was treated and cleared to return to work on [REDACTED]. They were wearing all required PPE.
Injury or illness
Corneal abrasion
Object or substance involved
Dust debris
Summary line
Corneal Abrasion of the Left Eye
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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