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OSHA Injury Report: HarbisonWalker International South Shore Plant 1180

Injury · Days away from work

At a glance

On , an injury at HarbisonWalker International South Shore Plant 1180 in 29378 US Highway 23, South Shore, KY 41175 resulted in days away from work. Employee was setter Unloader in clay refractories (e.g., mortar, brick, tile, block) manufacturing.

Where did this happen?

Establishment
HarbisonWalker International South Shore Plant 1180
Parent company
HarbisonWalker International
Street
29378 US Highway 23
City
South Shore
State
KY
ZIP
41175
On-site location
Tunnel Kiln Setting and Unloading

What was the outcome?

Outcome
Days away from work (code 2)
Type
Injury (code 1)
Days away from work
180

Before the incident

Setting Product onto Kiln Cars.

What happened

Lifting - Employee felt pop in arm and shoulder as they were setting the product onto the kiln car.

Injury or illness

Torn labrum and bicep tendon

Object or substance involved

Refractory brick being lifted.

Summary line

Torn left biceps tendon and labrum

Employee and industry

Job description
Setter Unloader
SOC code
53-7062 — Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand
NAICS code
327120 — Clay refractories (e.g., mortar, brick, tile, block) manufacturing
NAICS vintage
2022
Avg employees
120
Total hours worked
262817
EIN
431680037
Establishment ID
141490
Employer case #
23-01

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
7:00:00.000
Time of incident
13:00:00.000
Submitted
01MAR24:19:04:00

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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.