OSHA Injury Report: Imlay City MI

At a glance

Where did this happen?

What was the outcome?

Before the incident

Team member was inserting a water jar to the line.

What happened

A Capper Operator was working on line 2 and performing her standard before shift vacuum pressure quality check. This vacuum check is performed by inserting three water jars onto the line before the capper machine. As the team member placed the water jar onto the belt the water jar slipped out of their hand causing the jar to begin to tip. While attempting to stand the jar up the team members gloved hand become lodge between the jar and the rail. As the team member pulled out their hand their hand came in contact with the jar and railing causing a fracture and laceration requiring 10 stitches.

Injury or illness

Medical Treatment

Object or substance involved

Machinery Machinery unspecified

Summary line

As the team member insert their water jar it was tipping over and the employee reached in to the capper line to try to stand the jar up when her glove got pulled into the belt causing a fracture and laceration requiring 10 stitches.

Employee and industry

When (timing detail)

Source

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.