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OSHA Injury Report: PolyPipe Erwin, TN

Injury · Job transfer or restriction

On , an injury at PolyPipe Erwin, TN in Erwin, TN 37650 resulted in job transfer or restriction. Employee was operator in fittings and unions, rigid plastics pipe, manufacturing.

Establishment
PolyPipe Erwin, TN
Parent company
PolyPipe
Street
1050 S. Industrial Drive
City
Erwin
State
TN
ZIP
37650
On-site location
Concrete pad
Outcome
Job transfer or restriction (code 3)
Type
Injury (code 1)
Days restricted or transferred
180

Employee was checking pipe for scratches

When employee was checking the end of the pipes for scratches the fork of the forklift moved over and caught right hand in between pipe and fork

Frracture to right hand

Fork and pipe

Contusion of right hand from being pinched between pipe and foklift fork

Job description
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
Avg employees
59
Total hours worked
125038
Establishment ID
965207
Employer case #
3
Date of incident
Shift started
8:00:00.000
Time of incident
15:17:00.000
Submitted
23JAN24:17:50:00

Data from OSHA ITA Form 300/301 electronic submissions, filing year unspecified. ITA Case Detail records are establishment-reported submissions, not OSHA inspections — no per-record IMIS deep link exists.