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OSHA Injury Report: Vesuvius USA Wurtland Kentucky

Injury · Other recordable case

On , an injury at Vesuvius USA Wurtland Kentucky in Wurtland, KY 41144 resulted in other recordable case. 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
Belt Conveyor #4
Outcome
Other recordable case (code 4)
Type
Injury (code 1)

On [REDACTED] at [REDACTED] a maintenance employee was moving a wheelbarrow of Magnesite material spillage out from under [REDACTED] located on the 4th floor. The employee reported that while moving the wheelbarrow he felt a pain in his lower back.

Employee moving a wheelbarrow of material and felt back pain

Lower left back

Pushing and pulling a wheelbarrow

On [REDACTED] at [REDACTED] a maintenance employee was moving a wheelbarrow of Magnesite material spillage out from under [REDACTED] located on the 4th floor. The employee reported that while moving the wheelbarrow he felt a pain in his lower back.

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 #
2
Date of incident
Shift started
13:00:00.000
Time of incident
18:00:00.000
Submitted
01FEB24:14:06:00

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.