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OSHA Injury Report: Sam Dong Inc.

Injury · Job transfer or restriction

At a glance

On , an injury at Sam Dong Inc. in 150 Industrial Park Drive, Rogersville, TN 37857 resulted in job transfer or restriction. Employee was cTC Operator in magnet wire, insulated, made from purchased copper in wire drawing plants.

Where did this happen?

Establishment
Sam Dong Inc.
Parent company
Sam Dong Inc.
Street
150 Industrial Park Drive
City
Rogersville
State
TN
ZIP
37857
On-site location
Taping machine 3 on CTC Line 4

What was the outcome?

Outcome
Job transfer or restriction (code 3)
Type
Injury (code 1)
Days restricted or transferred
119

Before the incident

Adjusting the guide roller for insulation paper to correct paper wrapping displacement.

What happened

The employee placed both feet next to the machine and then gripped the locking mechanism handle to tighten it. The employee leaned back to use weight to tighten the handle but his hand slipped allowing him to fall backward off of a raised platform. His lower back struck a wooden pallet during fall.

Injury or illness

Fracture to L3 and L4 vertebrate in lower back.

Object or substance involved

Fall from platform and wooden pallet

Summary line

While pulling to tighten a paper guide roller his hand slipped and he fell off of a raised walkway stiking his back on a wooden pallet staged beside machine. The impact fractured L3 and L4 vertebrae.

Employee and industry

Job description
CTC Operator
SOC code
51-4199 — Metal Workers and Plastic Workers, All Other
NAICS code
331420 — Magnet wire, insulated, made from purchased copper in wire drawing plants
NAICS vintage
2022
Avg employees
147
Total hours worked
327017
EIN
260719151
Establishment ID
666287
Employer case #
202310-1

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
6:00:00.000
Time of incident
7:45:00.000
Submitted
15FEB24:19:48:00

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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.