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OSHA Injury Report: Vesuvius USA Wurtland Kentucky

Injury · Days away from work

On , an injury at Vesuvius USA Wurtland Kentucky in Wurtland, KY 41144 resulted in days away from work. Employee was maintenance in nonclay refractories (e.g., block, brick, mortar, tile) manufacturing.

Establishment
Vesuvius USA Wurtland Kentucky
Parent company
Vesuvius USA
Street
1080 Port Road
City
Wurtland
State
KY
ZIP
41144
On-site location
4th Floor Blower Motor #1
Outcome
Days away from work (code 2)
Type
Injury (code 1)
Days away from work
2

Employee was tightening bolts using a opened end wrench on a motor that attached the motor to the motor plate which is approximately 4 inches from the floor when he felt a pull in his back. Employee was wrenching on a nut trying to get it tight last pull on the wrench when the nut was tight employee stated he felt a pull in his lower back.

Employee was tightening bolts using an opened end wrench on a motor that attached the motor to the motor plate which is approximately 4 inches from the floor when he felt a pull in his back.

Strain in lower right side of back

Poor ergonomic position being low to the floor while tightening the nut.

On [REDACTED] at [REDACTED] four maintenance employees on evening shift were performing work on a motor on the 4th floor level. One employee was tightening bolts on a motor that attaches the motor to the motor plate which is approximately 4 inches from th

Job description
Maintenance
SOC code
49-9041 — Industrial Machinery Mechanics
NAICS code
327120 — Nonclay refractories (e.g., block, brick, mortar, tile) manufacturing
NAICS vintage
2022
Avg employees
46
Total hours worked
85021
EIN
370893657
Establishment ID
445982
Employer case #
1
Date of incident
Shift started
13:00:00.000
Time of incident
21:00:00.000
Submitted
01FEB24:14:01:00

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.