BRISTOL, TN —
OSHA Injury Report: Bristol Pipe and Tube
Injury · Job transfer or restriction
At a glance
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.
Where did this happen?
- 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
What was the outcome?
- Outcome
- Job transfer or restriction (code 3)
- Type
- Injury (code 1)
- Days restricted or transferred
- 21
Before the incident
Attempting to adjust pipe for entry into the y-ray bay
What happened
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.
Injury or illness
Sprain of ligaments of lumbar spine
Object or substance involved
action of twisting a 40 ' pipe
Summary line
lumbar spine strain
Employee and industry
- 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
When (timing detail)
- Date of incident
- Shift started
- 18:00
- Time of incident
- 20:20
- Filing year
- 2025
- Submitted
- 04FEB26:14:51:00
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.