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OSHA Injury Report: General Shale Roanoke

Injury · Job transfer or restriction

At a glance

On , an injury at General Shale Roanoke in 2353 Webster Rd., Roanoke, VA 24012 resulted in job transfer or restriction. Employee was maintenance in bricks (i.e., common, face, glazed, hollow, vitrified), clay, manufacturing.

Where did this happen?

Establishment
General Shale Roanoke
Parent company
General Shale Brick, Inc.
Street
2353 Webster Rd.
City
Roanoke
State
VA
ZIP
24012
On-site location
Maintenance

What was the outcome?

Outcome
Job transfer or restriction (code 3)
Type
Injury (code 1)
Days restricted or transferred
180

Before the incident

Employee was moving a metal guard he was working on.

What happened

When lifting a metal guard employee said he felt a sharp pain in the lower back as well as down both legs.

Injury or illness

Strain

Object or substance involved

Metal guard

Summary line

Back pain when lifting metal guard he was building.

Employee and industry

Job description
Maintenance
SOC code
49-9041 — Industrial Machinery Mechanics
NAICS code
327120 — Bricks (i.e., common, face, glazed, hollow, vitrified), clay, manufacturing
NAICS vintage
2022
Avg employees
50
Total hours worked
103769
EIN
200454569
Establishment ID
116422
Employer case #
20233501

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Time of incident
17:00:00.000
Submitted
16FEB24:18:26:00

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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.