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OSHA Injury Report: Perla Brick Plants

Injury · Other recordable case

At a glance

On , an injury at Perla Brick Plants in 22436 Hwy 67, Malvern, AR 72104 resulted in other recordable case. Employee was supervisor Maintenance in brick Manufacturer.

Where did this happen?

Establishment
Perla Brick Plants
Parent company
Production
Street
22436 Hwy 67
City
Malvern
State
AR
ZIP
72104
On-site location
Burning

What was the outcome?

Outcome
Other recordable case (code 4)
Type
Injury (code 1)

Before the incident

Advancing kiln car with 4x4 wood

What happened

Maintenance supervisor was assisting the PWP kiln burner with a kiln car that was stuck in the vestibule of the kiln The kiln car was stuck due to the pusher cable being broke Due to the position of the kiln car he was unable to work on the cable To move the kiln car he placed 24x4s down to push with the ram While the burner advanced the ram he noticed the 4x4s were not centered He then reached down to push them back in place and it was at that time the ram started pushing on the 4x4s and this smashed his right pinky finger between the ram and the 4x4

Injury or illness

Amputation

Object or substance involved

4x4 and ram slot

Summary line

Amputation to Right Face caused by 4x4 and ram slot

Employee and industry

Job description
Supervisor Maintenance
SOC code
49-1011 — First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers
NAICS code
327120 — Brick Manufacturer
NAICS vintage
2022
Avg employees
126
Total hours worked
320973
EIN
752403336
Establishment ID
206452
Employer case #
2023050200

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
3:30:00.000
Time of incident
3:45:00.000
Filing year
2023
Submitted
01MAR24:16:31:00

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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.