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OSHA Injury Report: J.W. Harris Co., Inc. - Carthage

Injury · Days away from work

At a glance

On , an injury at J.W. Harris Co., Inc. - Carthage in 131 Frogs Lndg., Carthage, TN 37030 resulted in days away from work. Employee was machine Operator in brazing (i.e., hardening) metals and metal products for the trade.

Where did this happen?

Establishment
J.W. Harris Co., Inc. - Carthage
Parent company
Lincoln Electric Holdings Inc.
Street
131 Frogs Lndg.
City
Carthage
State
TN
ZIP
37030
On-site location
Tube Shop Area

What was the outcome?

Outcome
Days away from work (code 2)
Type
Injury (code 1)
Days away from work
3

Before the incident

Removing a small container of tooling from the shelf for a [REDACTED] change-over.

What happened

The employee lifted a small container of tooling from the shelf location turned with the tooling in hand and felt a stabbing pain in their lower back.

Injury or illness

sprain lower back

Object or substance involved

Turning while holding a small container of tooling

Summary line

lower back strain from turning while holding a small container of tooling

Employee and industry

Job description
Machine Operator
SOC code
51-4199 — Metal Workers and Plastic Workers, All Other
NAICS code
332811 — Brazing (i.e., hardening) metals and metal products for the trade
NAICS vintage
2022
Avg employees
80
Total hours worked
244585
EIN
310713399
Establishment ID
816562
Employer case #
212611

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
6:00:00.000
Time of incident
11:30:00.000
Submitted
31JAN24:13:27:00

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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.