Pittston, PA —
OSHA Injury Report: Ball Beverage Pkg 178 Pittston
Injury · Other recordable case
At a glance
On , an injury at Ball Beverage Pkg 178 Pittston in Pittston, PA 18640 resulted in other recordable case. Employee was operator in 332431 Aluminum cans, light gauge metal, manufacturing.
Where did this happen?
- Establishment
- Ball Beverage Pkg 178 Pittston
- Parent company
- Ball Corporation
- Street
- 140 Industrial Drive
- City
- Pittston
- State
- PA
- ZIP
- 18640
- On-site location
- Can Line (Beverage) - IC Spray Machine
What was the outcome?
- Outcome
- Other recordable case (code 4)
- Type
- Injury (code 1)
Before the incident
Employee was swapping OV return line to complete flush
What happened
During a change on L1 EE was swapping return lines. EE was bent down between pipework to remove hoses. Whill pushing and pulling the hose broke free and employee felt a pull strain in lower left back area.
Injury or illness
Lower back strain (Left)
Object or substance involved
Positioning to remove hose with force.
Summary line
Back (including dorsal muscles spine and spinal cord) Distension twist sprains strains tears - Employee was swapping OV return line to complete flush - return
Employee and industry
- Job description
- Operator
- SOC code
- 9999 — Uncoded
- NAICS code
- 332431 — 332431 Aluminum cans, light gauge metal, manufacturing
- NAICS vintage
- 2012
- Avg employees
- 287
- Total hours worked
- 577505
- EIN
- 841326644
- Establishment ID
- 706346
- Employer case #
- 14456
When (timing detail)
- Date of incident
- Shift started
- 6:00
- Time of incident
- 11:30
- Filing year
- 2024
- Submitted
- 27JAN2025:22:37:00
Source
Data from OSHA ITA Form 300/301 electronic submissions, filing year 2024. ITA Case Detail records are establishment-reported submissions, not OSHA inspections — no per-record IMIS deep link exists.