Latrobe, PA ·
OSHA Injury Report: Chestnut Ridge Foam
Injury · Days away from work
At a glance
On , an injury at Chestnut Ridge Foam in 443 Warehouse Drive, Latrobe, PA 15650 resulted in days away from work. Employee was maintenance in awnings, rigid plastics or fiberglass, manufacturing.
Where did this happen?
- Establishment
- Chestnut Ridge Foam
- Parent company
- Chestnut Ridge Foam
- Street
- 443 Warehouse Drive
- City
- Latrobe
- State
- PA
- ZIP
- 15650
- On-site location
- Foam 1 building
What was the outcome?
- Outcome
- Days away from work (code 2)
- Type
- Injury (code 1)
- Days away from work
- 74
Before the incident
While working at F1 the maintenance employees were replacing seals in a cylinder. Two employees lifted the cylinder. One employee at each end. It is estimated that the cylinder weighs 250 lbs. I was stated that a crane or mechanical device could not be used due to the angel in which the cylinder was needed to lift.
What happened
While working at F1 the maintenance employees were replacing seals in a cylinder. Two employees lifted the cylinder. One employee at each end . The maintenance employee felt a burning sensation in his right shoulder while lifting the cylinder. It is estimated that the cylinder weighed 250 lbs.
Injury or illness
Right shoulder area. It was affected from lifting a heavy cylinder overhead. Right rotator cuff tear.
Object or substance involved
Lifting a metal cylinder overhead.
Summary line
Full thickness tear of the supraspinatus tendon. Torn tndon 1 cm thick on the right shoulder. (Torn rotator cuff).
Employee and industry
- Job description
- Maintenance
- SOC code
- 49-9041: Industrial Machinery Mechanics
- NAICS code
- 326199: Awnings, rigid plastics or fiberglass, manufacturing
- NAICS vintage
- 2022
- Employees at this establishment (2023 average)
- 135
- Hours worked at this establishment (2023 total)
- 278,269
- Establishment ID
- 1066598
- Employer case #
- 2
When (timing detail)
- Date of incident
- Shift started
- 06:00
- Time of incident
- 11:45
- Filing year
- 2023
- Submitted to OSHA
- 2024-01-11
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Source
Data from OSHA ITA Form 300/301 electronic submissions, filing year 2023. ITA Case Detail records are establishment-reported submissions, not OSHA inspections, so no per-record IMIS deep link exists.
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