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OSHA Injury Report: ABW Plant - Rock Springs

Injury · Job transfer or restriction

At a glance

On , an injury at ABW Plant - Rock Springs in 515 State Highway 430, Rock Springs, WY 82901 resulted in job transfer or restriction. Employee was operator in fertilizer manufacturing.

Where did this happen?

Establishment
ABW Plant - Rock Springs
Parent company
JR Simplot Co.
Street
515 State Highway 430
City
Rock Springs
State
WY
ZIP
82901
On-site location
Phos Acid-Badger

What was the outcome?

Outcome
Job transfer or restriction (code 3)
Type
Injury (code 1)
Days restricted or transferred
28

Before the incident

Actuating a valve with a pipe wrench

What happened

Roll Pin was broken off of plug valve so employee was opening valve with a pipe wrench on the valve stem. The valve broke free unexpectedly causing sudden movement. Employees right thumb contacted scaffolding causing a laceration and hairline fracture.

Injury or illness

Laceration-2 Stitches Thumb hairline Fracture

Object or substance involved

Scaffold and Pipe Wrench

Summary line

Right Thumb Hairline Fracture Right Thumb Laceration Scrape Puncture Injection - Hitting objects with a part of the body (struck by or against) - Scaffold and Pipe WrenchPinched between

Employee and industry

Job description
operator
SOC code
51-9199 — Production Workers, All Other
NAICS code
325312 — Fertilizer manufacturing
NAICS vintage
2022
Avg employees
470
Total hours worked
663665
EIN
820196611
Establishment ID
979417
Employer case #
20231520

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
18:00:00.000
Time of incident
4:30:00.000
Submitted
23FEB24:18:39:00

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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.