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OSHA Injury Report: General Shale Roanoke

Injury · Days away from work

At a glance

On , an injury at General Shale Roanoke in 2353 Webster Rd., Roanoke, VA 24012 resulted in days away from work. Employee was tyne Operator 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
Unloader

What was the outcome?

Outcome
Days away from work (code 2)
Type
Injury (code 1)
Days away from work
66

Before the incident

Stepping down from a step stool.

What happened

Employee was coming down from the tyne table. When he stepped down off the step stool to the platform he felt a cramp-like feeling in his left calf muscle. He thought it was a cramp like he normally gets so he continued to work. [REDACTED] the pain continued so he requested medical attention.

Injury or illness

Strain in lower leg.

Object or substance involved

Employee was stepping off a step stool.

Summary line

Suffered a pain in knee while stepping down stairs

Employee and industry

Job description
Tyne Operator
SOC code
51-9199 — Production Workers, All Other
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 #
20233502

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Time of incident
12:30:00.000
Filing year
2023
Submitted
16FEB24:18:49:00

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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.