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OSHA Injury Report: HarbisonWalker International South Shore Plant 1180

Injury · Other recordable case

At a glance

On , an injury at HarbisonWalker International South Shore Plant 1180 in 29378 US Highway 23, South Shore, KY 41175 resulted in other recordable case. Employee was mix Tender 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
Batching for Impact pressing at conveyor for crusher.

What was the outcome?

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

Before the incident

moving pieces of refractory bricks off of a pallet setting on a table and placing them onto a conveyor.

What happened

A piece of refractory brick was falling off of a pallet and the employee attempted to catch it which resulted in their left index finger being smashed between the brick and the table on which the pallet was setting. resulting in a laceration to left index finger.

Injury or illness

Laceration to left index finger.

Object or substance involved

Falling piece of refractory brick.

Summary line

laceration to left index finger

Employee and industry

Job description
Mix Tender
SOC code
51-9023 — Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
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 #
23-03

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
7:00:00.000
Time of incident
7:30:00.000
Submitted
01MAR24:19:23:00

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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.