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OSHA Injury Report: Epiroc Drilling Tools LLC

Injury · Days away from work

At a glance

On , an injury at Epiroc Drilling Tools LLC in 13278 Lincoln Way West, Fort Loudon, PA 17224 resulted in days away from work. Employee was assemblyman 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
By the button press in building 1

What was the outcome?

Outcome
Days away from work (code 2)
Type
Injury (code 1)
Days away from work
27

Before the incident

The employee was hammering carbide into a bit.

What happened

The employee was directed to hammer carbide into a bit. He was using a hammer that was the incorrect hardness for the job. This caused a piece of the carbide to break off and lodge itself into the employees arm.

Injury or illness

A 6mm piece of carbide lodged in upper part of arm.

Object or substance involved

6mm piece of carbide.

Summary line

Broken piece of carbide lodged in arm

Employee and industry

Job description
Assemblyman
SOC code
51-2099 — Assemblers and Fabricators, All Other
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 #
6

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
22:00:00.000
Time of incident
23:30:00.000
Filing year
2023
Submitted
01MAR24:18:22:00

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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.