Hazleton, PA · 2024-01-09

OSHA Injury Report: Case Ready Hazleton PA

Other illness · Job transfer or restriction

At a glance

On 2024-01-09, an other illness at Case Ready Hazleton PA in 65 Green Mountain Road, Hazleton, PA 18202 resulted in job transfer or restriction. Employee was line Lead in meats fresh, chilled or frozen (except poultry and small game), produced in slaughtering plants.

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Where did this happen?

Establishment: Case Ready Hazleton PA
Parent company: Cargill
Street: 65 Green Mountain Road
City: Hazleton
State: PA
ZIP: 18202
On-site location: Grind 1st shift Dept 1872 Line 30

What was the outcome?

Outcome: Job transfer or restriction (code 3)
Type: Other illness (code 6)
Days restricted or transferred: 5

Before the incident

Performing job duties of Grind 1st Line Lead.

What happened

I was packing on line 30 and when I was checking the bottom labels I started feeling pain in my left wrist and forearm.

Injury or illness

Left Lower Arm pain Left Wrist Pain Tendonitis arm lower-left DE Quervain 's Tenosynovitis Wrist-Left

Object or substance involved

Grasping Product

Summary line

DE Quervain 's Tenosynovitis Pain Tendonitis Arm Lower Left Wrist-Grasping Product

Employee and industry

Job description: Line Lead
SOC code: 51-9111: Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders
NAICS code: 311611: Meats fresh, chilled or frozen (except poultry and small game), produced in slaughtering plants
NAICS vintage: 2012
Employees at this establishment (2024 average): 1,055
Hours worked at this establishment (2024 total): 2,095,126
EIN: 751449430
Establishment ID: 546585
Employer case #: S2024-0562

When (timing detail)

Date of incident: 2024-01-09
Time of incident: Not known — the employer filed this case without a time of day.
Filing year: 2024
Submitted to OSHA: 2025-01-15