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OSHA Injury Report: Epiroc Drilling Tools LLC

Injury · Job transfer or restriction

At a glance

On , an injury at Epiroc Drilling Tools LLC in 13278 Lincoln Way West, Fort Loudon, PA 17224 resulted in job transfer or restriction. Employee was welder in drilling equipment, underground mining-type, manufacturing.

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Where did this happen?

Establishment
Epiroc Drilling Tools LLC
Parent company
Epiroc Drilling Tools LLC
Street
13278 Lincoln Way West
City
Fort Loudon
State
PA
ZIP
17224
On-site location
In weld bay 1 of building 3

What was the outcome?

Outcome
Job transfer or restriction (code 3)
Type
Injury (code 1)
Days restricted or transferred
9

Before the incident

The employee was working in the weld bay and was setting up 3 parts to be welded together.

What happened

The employee had 3 lugs staged to be welded one of the lugs was not to the right size which caused it to fall. As it was falling the employee attempted to catch the falling lug which then caused the injury from the sudden strain.

Injury or illness

Strain of muscle and tendon of unspecified wall of thorax

Object or substance involved

Suddenly attempting to catch a lug.

Summary line

Strain of muscle and tendon of unspecified wall of thorax from catching a lug that was falling.

Employee and industry

Job description
Welder
SOC code
51-4121 — Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers
NAICS code
333131 — Drilling equipment, underground mining-type, manufacturing
NAICS vintage
2022
Avg employees
125
Total hours worked
247940
EIN
201417877
Establishment ID
354702
Employer case #
5

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
6:00:00.000
Time of incident
9:30:00.000
Filing year
2023
Submitted
01MAR24:18:09:00

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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.