Fort Loudon, PA —
OSHA Injury Report: Epiroc Drilling Tools LLC
Injury · Days away from work
At a glance
On , an injury at Epiroc Drilling Tools LLC in Fort Loudon, PA 17224 resulted in days away from work. Employee was assemblyman in drilling equipment, underground mining-type, manufacturing.
Where did this happen?
- Establishment
- Epiroc Drilling Tools LLC
- Parent company
- Epiroc Drilling Tools LLC
- Street
- 13278 Lincoln Way West
- City
- Fort Loudon
- State
- PA
- ZIP
- 17224
- On-site location
- By the button press in building 1
What was the outcome?
- Outcome
- Days away from work (code 2)
- Type
- Injury (code 1)
- Days away from work
- 27
Before the incident
The employee was hammering carbide into a bit.
What happened
The employee was directed to hammer carbide into a bit. He was using a hammer that was the incorrect hardness for the job. This caused a piece of the carbide to break off and lodge itself into the employees arm.
Injury or illness
A 6mm piece of carbide lodged in upper part of arm.
Object or substance involved
6mm piece of carbide.
Summary line
Broken piece of carbide lodged in arm
Employee and industry
- Job description
- Assemblyman
- SOC code
- 51-2099 — Assemblers and Fabricators, All Other
- NAICS code
- 333131 — Drilling equipment, underground mining-type, manufacturing
- NAICS vintage
- 2022
- Avg employees
- 125
- Total hours worked
- 247940
- EIN
- 201417877
- Establishment ID
- 354702
- Employer case #
- 6
When (timing detail)
- Date of incident
- Shift started
- 22:00:00.000
- Time of incident
- 23:30:00.000
- Submitted
- 01MAR24:18:22:00
Source
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.