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OSHA Injury Report: Empire Southwest LLC Tucson South

Injury · Days away from work

At a glance

On , an injury at Empire Southwest LLC Tucson South in 7600 N Nogales Hwy, Tucson, AZ 85706 resulted in days away from work. Employee was fS Mechanic Welder in construction & Mining Machinery & Equipment Merchant Wholesalers.

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Where did this happen?

Establishment
Empire Southwest LLC Tucson South
Parent company
Empire Southwest, LLC
Street
7600 N Nogales Hwy
City
Tucson
State
AZ
ZIP
85706
On-site location
Machine Shop-02MA-TUC

What was the outcome?

Outcome
Days away from work (code 2)
Type
Injury (code 1)
Days away from work
5
Days restricted or transferred
3

Before the incident

Employees were stacking large cribbing to set a truck bodybed upon once it was at a suitable height.

What happened

Employees were stacking large cribbing to set a truck bodybed upon once it was at a suitable height. Cribbing was two stacks tall but the employees realized it had to be turned 90 degrees so they began tearing down the second level. While the employee started to move and pivot the cribbing off using the handle it fell unexpectedly to the ground and pulled him forwards when this happened he heard a pop in his back and a shooting pain in his back.

Injury or illness

Nature of Injury: Sprain Strain |Type: |Body Part: Back

Object or substance involved

Other

Summary line

EE heard a pop in his back while moving large cribbing

Employee and industry

Job description
FS Mechanic Welder
SOC code
51-4121 — Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers
NAICS code
423810 — Construction & Mining Machinery & Equipment Merchant Wholesalers
NAICS vintage
2022
Avg employees
181
Total hours worked
379230
EIN
860894087
Establishment ID
1109266
Employer case #
IE-2301-00

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
5:00:00.000
Time of incident
10:25:00.000
Filing year
2023
Submitted
09FEB24:23:04:00

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Source

Data from OSHA ITA Form 300/301 electronic submissions, filing year 2023. ITA Case Detail records are establishment-reported submissions, not OSHA inspections — no per-record IMIS deep link exists.