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OSHA Injury Report: Saint-Gobain PCR

Injury · Job transfer or restriction

At a glance

On , an injury at Saint-Gobain PCR in 1 New Bond St, Worcester, MA 01606 resulted in job transfer or restriction. Employee was kiln Setter in clay refractories (e.g., mortar, brick, tile, block) manufacturing.

Where did this happen?

Establishment
Saint-Gobain PCR
Parent company
Saint-Gobain PCR
Street
1 New Bond St
City
Worcester
State
MA
ZIP
01606
On-site location
Bickley Levelator

What was the outcome?

Outcome
Job transfer or restriction (code 3)
Type
Injury (code 1)
Days restricted or transferred
10

Before the incident

Operator was setting plate into place

What happened

Operator was setting some 27 x 27 as he was adjusting one of the plates that was already set the support wasll was disturbed by another operator which caused the plate to fall towards the 27 x 27 plate the operator was adjusting causing the plate to pinch both operator thumbs.

Injury or illness

Diagnosis: contusion of thumb without damage to nail unspecified laterality initial encounter Treatment plan: tylenol motrin as needed for pain He cannot lift anything more than 20 lbs until 2 7 2023

Object or substance involved

27x27 plate (ceramic)

Summary line

Plate pinched both thumbs and caused bruising

Employee and industry

Job description
Kiln Setter
SOC code
51-9051 — Furnace, Kiln, Oven, Drier, and Kettle Operators and Tenders
NAICS code
327120 — Clay refractories (e.g., mortar, brick, tile, block) manufacturing
NAICS vintage
2022
Avg employees
247
Total hours worked
463591
EIN
131780510
Establishment ID
811466
Employer case #
2023-01

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
4:30:00.000
Time of incident
9:30:00.000
Submitted
26JAN24:16:03:00

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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.