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OSHA Injury Report: Westlake Pipe & Fittings

Injury · Days away from work

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.

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
Outcome
Days away from work (code 2)
Type
Injury (code 1)
Days away from work
12
Days restricted or transferred
155

Attempting to move a 228 lb. piece of pipe by pulling it into place on line 4 packing table.

While pulling on the pipe he felt something pop in his right knee.

Left knee pain medial joint tenderness. Plica syndrome left knee.

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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

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
Date of incident
Shift started
6:45:00.000
Time of incident
9:20:00.000
Submitted
30JAN24:21:00:00

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.