McPherson, KS —
OSHA Injury Report: Westlake Pipe & Fittings
Injury · Days away from work
At a glance
On , an injury at Westlake Pipe & Fittings in McPherson, KS 67460 resulted in days away from work. Employee was temporary Operator in pVC pipe manufacturing.
Where did this happen?
- Establishment
- Westlake Pipe & Fittings
- Parent company
- Westlake Chemical
- Street
- 500 West First Street
- City
- McPherson
- State
- KS
- ZIP
- 67460
- On-site location
- Line 4 Packing Table
What was the outcome?
- Outcome
- Days away from work (code 2)
- Type
- Injury (code 1)
- Days away from work
- 12
- Days restricted or transferred
- 155
Before the incident
Attempting to move a 228 lb. piece of pipe by pulling it into place on line 4 packing table.
What happened
While pulling on the pipe he felt something pop in his right knee.
Injury or illness
Left knee pain medial joint tenderness. Plica syndrome left knee.
Object or substance involved
N A
Summary line
While attempting to move a 228 lb. piece of pipe by pulling it into place. While pulling on the pipe he felt something pop in his right knee. He reported the incident and attempted to continue to work. The pain grew worse and he was seen and treated at
Employee and industry
- Job description
- Temporary Operator
- SOC code
- 9999 — Uncoded
- NAICS code
- 326122 — PVC pipe manufacturing
- NAICS vintage
- 2022
- Avg employees
- 115
- Total hours worked
- 272420
- EIN
- 760321065
- Establishment ID
- 150751
- Employer case #
- 2
When (timing detail)
- Date of incident
- Shift started
- 6:45:00.000
- Time of incident
- 9:20:00.000
- Submitted
- 30JAN24:21:00:00
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.