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OSHA Injury Report: Corhart Refractories

Injury · Job transfer or restriction

On , an injury at Corhart Refractories in Buckhannon, WV 26201 resulted in job transfer or restriction. Employee was iPT Operator in ceramic fiber manufacturing.

Establishment
Corhart Refractories
Parent company
Saint-Gobain
Street
87 Cohart Road
City
Buckhannon
State
WV
ZIP
26201
On-site location
King John Mill
Outcome
Job transfer or restriction (code 3)
Type
Injury (code 1)
Days restricted or transferred
64

Cleaning mill table before setting up a block on it

Operator was cleaning table prior to setup. He leaned over table and used his left arm as support on the wet table. His hand slipped and his left elbow twisted inward causing immediate pain. Continued to work reminder of shift.

Strain Left Elbow

Overextended left elbow when hand slipped on wet table

Strain Left Elbow - overextended

Job description
IPT Operator
SOC code
9999 — Uncoded
NAICS code
327999 — Ceramic fiber manufacturing
NAICS vintage
2012
Avg employees
148
Total hours worked
313958
Establishment ID
143920
Employer case #
46166
Date of incident
Shift started
21:30
Time of incident
0:30
Filing year
2024
Submitted
06FEB2025:19:42:00

Data from OSHA ITA Form 300/301 electronic submissions, filing year 2024. ITA Case Detail records are establishment-reported submissions, not OSHA inspections — no per-record IMIS deep link exists.