Lynchburg, VA ·
OSHA Injury Report: Harco Fittings
Injury · Job transfer or restriction
At a glance
On , an injury at Harco Fittings in 3721 Cohen Place, Lynchburg, VA 24501 resulted in job transfer or restriction. Employee was machine Operator in fittings and unions, rigid plastics pipe, manufacturing.
Where did this happen?
- Establishment
- Harco Fittings
- Parent company
- IPEX
- Street
- 3721 Cohen Place
- City
- Lynchburg
- State
- VA
- ZIP
- 24501
- On-site location
- Machine No. 21 Water Bath
What was the outcome?
- Outcome
- Job transfer or restriction (code 3)
- Type
- Injury (code 1)
- Days restricted or transferred
- 156
Before the incident
Employee was removing finished components (24 PVC caps weighing approximately 24-28 lbs) from the cooling tank for final processing and stacking.
What happened
Employee was reaching over the cooling tank walls and pulling the components out of the cooling tank early versus waiting for the conveyor to lift them out of the cooling water. The component developed a suction with the water and pulled the employee forward with a jerking motion and the employee experienced lower back pain.
Injury or illness
Strain to lower lumbar region of the back.
Object or substance involved
Awkward component developing suction with water when employee lifted early versus waiting for the conveyor to do the lifting for them.
Summary line
Removing caps from water bath conveyor employee pulled muscle in mid to lower back
Employee and industry
- Job description
- Machine Operator
- SOC code
- 51-4199: Metal Workers and Plastic Workers, All Other
- NAICS code
- 326122: Fittings and unions, rigid plastics pipe, manufacturing
- NAICS vintage
- 2022
- Employees at this establishment (2023 average)
- 127
- Hours worked at this establishment (2023 total)
- 251,298
- EIN
- 548081200
- Establishment ID
- 1124013
- Employer case #
- 2
When (timing detail)
- Date of incident
- Shift started
- 07:10
- Time of incident
- 17:00
- Filing year
- 2023
- Submitted to OSHA
- 2024-02-14
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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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