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OSHA Injury Report: Westlake Pipe & Fittings

Injury · Job transfer or restriction

At a glance

On , an injury at Westlake Pipe & Fittings in 500 West First Street, McPherson, KS 67460 resulted in job transfer or restriction. Employee was quality Technician in pVC pipe manufacturing.

Where did this happen?

Establishment
Westlake Pipe & Fittings
Parent company
Westlake Chemical
Street
500 West First Street
City
McPherson
State
KS
ZIP
67460
On-site location
Extrusion Line 2 Regrind Rack

What was the outcome?

Outcome
Job transfer or restriction (code 3)
Type
Injury (code 1)
Days restricted or transferred
10

Before the incident

Employee was attempting to help another employee to open a bag of regrind at the back of the line.

What happened

As the employee was attempting to open the bag with a knife the employee slipped and the knife cut into the right index finger.

Injury or illness

Laceration to right index finger requiring stitches.

Object or substance involved

Knife.

Summary line

Laceration to right index finger from a knife.

Employee and industry

Job description
Quality Technician
SOC code
51-9061 — Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers
NAICS code
326122 — PVC pipe manufacturing
NAICS vintage
2012
Avg employees
110
Total hours worked
282144
EIN
760321065
Establishment ID
150751
Employer case #
2

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
4:20
Time of incident
16:10
Filing year
2025
Submitted
24FEB26:16:26:00

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Source

Data from OSHA ITA Form 300/301 electronic submissions, filing year 2025. ITA Case Detail records are establishment-reported submissions, not OSHA inspections — no per-record IMIS deep link exists.