Middlesboro, KY —
OSHA Injury Report: Blue Diamond Industries Middlesboro
Injury · Days away from work
At a glance
On , an injury at Blue Diamond Industries Middlesboro in Middlesboro, KY 40965 resulted in days away from work. Employee was grinder in pipe, rigid plastics, manufacturing.
Where did this happen?
- Establishment
- Blue Diamond Industries Middlesboro
- Parent company
- Blue Diamond Industries, LLC
- Street
- 804 23rd Street
- City
- Middlesboro
- State
- KY
- ZIP
- 40965
- On-site location
- Warehouse
What was the outcome?
- Outcome
- Days away from work (code 2)
- Type
- Injury (code 1)
- Days away from work
- 1
- Days restricted or transferred
- 29
Before the incident
Operating a forklift
What happened
Employee used a forklift to retrieve a box for the grinding room. In doing so the box fell to its side. Employee exited the forklift to upright the box and felt a sharp pain in his lower back while lifting the box.
Injury or illness
Strained back
Object or substance involved
Large box
Summary line
Strained back while moving gaylord box
Employee and industry
- Job description
- Grinder
- SOC code
- 51-4033 — Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters,
- NAICS code
- 326122 — Pipe, rigid plastics, manufacturing
- NAICS vintage
- 2012
- Avg employees
- 130
- Total hours worked
- 242498
- EIN
- 201023457
- Establishment ID
- 824639
- Employer case #
- 1
When (timing detail)
- Date of incident
- Shift started
- 20:00
- Time of incident
- 22:15
- Filing year
- 2025
- Submitted
- 30JAN26:18:52:00
Source
Data from OSHA ITA Form 300/301 electronic submissions, filing year 2025. ITA Case Detail records are establishment-reported submissions, not OSHA inspections — no per-record IMIS deep link exists.