McPherson, KS ·
OSHA Injury Report: Westlake Pipe & Fittings
Injury · Days away from work
At a glance
On , an injury at Westlake Pipe & Fittings in 500 West First Street, McPherson, KS 67460 resulted in days away from work. Employee was setUp Operator 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
- Extrusion Line 1 Beller
What was the outcome?
- Outcome
- Days away from work (code 2)
- Type
- Injury (code 1)
- Days away from work
- 12
- Days restricted or transferred
- 33
Before the incident
Setup tech was removing [REDACTED] mandrel from Line 1. Machine was locked out while putting die cart in place.
What happened
Set-Up Technician (EE1) energized machine and retracted shaft. Upon retracting mandrel became askew while being placed on die cart. EE1 asked an operator ([REDACTED]) for assistance. EE1 had their right hand between mandrel and stripper plate. There was a miscommunication and [REDACTED] hit retract button.
Injury or illness
Partial amputation of right index middle ring and small finger from contact between mandrel and stripper plate.
Object or substance involved
Mandrel and stripper plate.
Summary line
Partial amputation of right index middle ring and small finger from contact between mandrel and stripper plate.
Employee and industry
- Job description
- SetUp Operator
- SOC code
- 9999: Uncoded
- NAICS code
- 326122: PVC pipe manufacturing
- NAICS vintage
- 2012
- Employees at this establishment (2024 average)
- 114
- Hours worked at this establishment (2024 total)
- 284,108
- EIN
- 760321065
- Establishment ID
- 150751
- Employer case #
- 1
When (timing detail)
- Date of incident
- Shift started
- 05:53
- Time of incident
- 10:17
- Filing year
- 2024
- Submitted to OSHA
- 2025-02-27
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Source
Data from OSHA ITA Form 300/301 electronic submissions, filing year 2024. ITA Case Detail records are establishment-reported submissions, not OSHA inspections, so no per-record IMIS deep link exists.
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