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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 casting Operator 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
Casting Department at rotating machine.

What was the outcome?

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

Before the incident

Employee had just finished using the rotator machine to rotate a refractory product that was inside of a wood mold in order to strip the mold from the product.

What happened

After the employee finished rotating the mold the employee notice that the mold brick was sliding off of the pallet. The employee attempted to prevent it from falling by placing his shoulder onto it - the force of the heavy mold and product pushed his shoulder backwards causing his back to twist suddenly and forcefully.

Injury or illness

strain lower middle back.

Object or substance involved

Falling mold containing refractory brick.

Summary line

Lower middle back strain trying to prevent a large mold from falling by placing his shoulder on it causing his back to turn forcefully and suddenly.

Employee and industry

Job description
Casting Operator
SOC code
51-9041 — Extruding, Forming, Pressing, and Compacting 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 #
23-05

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
21:00:00.000
Time of incident
2:30:00.000
Submitted
01MAR24:19:40:00

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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.