Greensburg, PA ·
OSHA Injury Report: Wabtec Rubber Products
Injury · Other recordable case
At a glance
On , an injury at Wabtec Rubber Products in 269 Donohoe Road, Greensburg, PA 15601 resulted in other recordable case. Employee was press Operator in rubber goods, mechanical (i.e., extruded, lathe-cut, molded), manufacturing.
Where did this happen?
- Establishment
- Wabtec Rubber Products
- Street
- 269 Donohoe Road
- City
- Greensburg
- State
- PA
- ZIP
- 15601
- On-site location
- 269 Donohoe Road, Greensburg, PA 15601
What was the outcome?
- Outcome
- Other recordable case (code 4)
- Type
- Injury (code 1)
Before the incident
The employee was working at the [REDACTED] Press in the [REDACTED] making ODO parts. The employee was lifting ODO plates weighing 5.38lbs each out of a crate that sits on a Bishamon pneumatic lift to place them on an adjacent work bench. The crate was on the lift at a level that was below the waist of the employee causing him to bend over while reaching to lift the plates out of the crate. As the employee was lifting approximately (5) ODO plates to place them on the work bench he felt pain in his lower back.
What happened
The employee was working at the [REDACTED] Press in the [REDACTED] making ODO parts. The employee was lifting ODO plates weighing 5.38lbs each out of a crate that sits on a Bishamon pneumatic lift to place them on an adjacent work bench. The crate was on the lift at a level that was below the waist of the employee causing him to bend over while reaching to lift the plates out of the crate. As the employee was lifting approximately (5) ODO plates to place them on the work bench he felt pain in his lower back.
Injury or illness
Strain Back Lower Back.
Object or substance involved
The employee was bending at the waist to pick up ODO plates from a crate what was at a lower level than his waist.
Summary line
Strain Back Lower Back The employee was bending at the waist to pick up ODO plates from a crate what was at a lower level than his waist. Body position posture; bend lean twist.
Employee and industry
- Job description
- Press Operator
- SOC code
- 51-4031: Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
- NAICS code
- 326291: Rubber goods, mechanical (i.e., extruded, lathe-cut, molded), manufacturing
- NAICS vintage
- 2022
- Employees at this establishment (2024 average)
- 129
- Hours worked at this establishment (2024 total)
- 252,485
- Establishment ID
- 1378269
- Employer case #
- 60
When (timing detail)
- Date of incident
- Shift started
- 07:15
- Time of incident
- 09:00
- Filing year
- 2024
- Submitted to OSHA
- 2025-02-28
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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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