McPherson, KS —
OSHA Injury Report: Westlake Pipe & Fittings
Injury · Job transfer or restriction
At a glance
On , an injury at Westlake Pipe & Fittings in McPherson, KS 67460 resulted in job transfer or restriction. Employee was electromechanical Technician 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 8
What was the outcome?
- Outcome
- Job transfer or restriction (code 3)
- Type
- Injury (code 1)
- Days restricted or transferred
- 30
Before the incident
Removing a spindle assembly to change out a belt on line 8.
What happened
When the last bolt was removed the assembly shifted towards the employee. The mill bit that was in the spindle struck the employee between the thumb and forefinger on his left hand.
Injury or illness
Laceration between the thumb and forefinger on left hand that required 5 stitches.
Object or substance involved
Mill bit.
Summary line
While removing a spindle assembly to change out a belt. When the last bolt was removed the assembly shifted towards the employee. The mill bit that was in the spindle struck the employee between the thumb and forefinger on their left hand.
Employee and industry
- Job description
- Electromechanical Technician
- SOC code
- 17-3023 — Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technologists and Technicians
- NAICS code
- 326122 — PVC pipe manufacturing
- NAICS vintage
- 2022
- Avg employees
- 115
- Total hours worked
- 272420
- EIN
- 760321065
- Establishment ID
- 150751
- Employer case #
- 3
When (timing detail)
- Date of incident
- Shift started
- 22:08:00.000
- Time of incident
- 22:30:00.000
- Submitted
- 30JAN24:21:06:00
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.