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OSHA Injury Report: Bristol Pipe and Tube

Injury · Job transfer or restriction

On , an injury at Bristol Pipe and Tube in BRISTOL, TN 37620 resulted in job transfer or restriction. Employee was xray Technician in tube (e.g., heavy riveted, lock joint, seamless, welded) made from purchased iron or steel.

Establishment
Bristol Pipe and Tube
Parent company
Bristol Pipe and Tube
Street
390 BRISTOL METALS ROAD
City
BRISTOL
State
TN
ZIP
37620
On-site location
X-ray rails
Outcome
Job transfer or restriction (code 3)
Type
Injury (code 1)
Days restricted or transferred
21

Attempting to adjust pipe for entry into the y-ray bay

The employee was using an F bar to adjust the position of a 40 ' pipe on the rail. Using a chock on one side of the pipe the employee would twist the pipe causing the other side to roll and change its position when the employee attempted to roll the pipe he felt a pull in his lower back.

Sprain of ligaments of lumbar spine

action of twisting a 40 ' pipe

lumbar spine strain

Job description
Xray Technician
SOC code
17-3029 — Engineering Technologists and Technicians, Except Drafters, All
NAICS code
331210 — Tube (e.g., heavy riveted, lock joint, seamless, welded) made from purchased iron or steel
NAICS vintage
2022
Avg employees
162
Total hours worked
265486
Establishment ID
1442927
Employer case #
425
Date of incident
Shift started
18:00
Time of incident
20:20
Filing year
2025
Submitted
04FEB26:14:51:00

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.