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OSHA Injury Report: Vesuvius USA

Injury · Days away from work

At a glance

On , an injury at Vesuvius USA in 20200 Sheldon Road, Brook Park, OH 441E6 resulted in days away from work. Employee was precision Plugger Operator in tile, clay, refractory, manufacturing.

Where did this happen?

Establishment
Vesuvius USA
Parent company
Vesuvius USA
Street
20200 Sheldon Road
City
Brook Park
State
OH
ZIP
441E6
On-site location
Precision plugger machine dust collector.

What was the outcome?

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

Before the incident

Cleaning the outside of a dust collector.

What happened

Employee was using a broom to sweep the outside of a dust collector and felt a pain in his back.

Injury or illness

Lower back strain.

Object or substance involved

Reaching to use broom to clean outside of dust collector.

Summary line

Cleaning dust collector with a push broom and felt a pain in his lower back. Diagnosed with acute bilateral low back pain without sciatica.

Employee and industry

Job description
Precision Plugger Operator
SOC code
51-9199 — Production Workers, All Other
NAICS code
327120 — Tile, clay, refractory, manufacturing
NAICS vintage
2022
Avg employees
154
Total hours worked
322595
EIN
370893657
Establishment ID
1114500
Employer case #
7

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
5:00:00.000
Time of incident
5:10:00.000
Submitted
26FEB24:15:58:00

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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.