Clarksville, TN ·
OSHA Injury Report: PTL Fabricators
Injury · Days away from work
At a glance
On , an injury at PTL Fabricators in 4581 Guthrie Hwy, Clarksville, TN 37040 resulted in days away from work. Employee was sandblaster in plate work (e.g., bending, cutting, punching, shaping, welding), fabricated metal, manufacturing.
Where did this happen?
- Establishment
- PTL Fabricators
- Street
- 4581 Guthrie Hwy
- City
- Clarksville
- State
- TN
- ZIP
- 37040
- On-site location
- Paint shop
What was the outcome?
- Outcome
- Days away from work (code 2)
- Type
- Injury (code 1)
- Days away from work
- 85
Before the incident
Preparing items to sandblast i.e. steel and other items before painting.
What happened
Employee was performing work outside the paint shop preparing and staging material to sandblast before painting. This day employee had staged a 6-inch steel column in a standing position using a tow-motor (3 'H x 18 'L 842lbs) a column consisting of four legs. After staging the column in an upright position he chose to test bump the column using the tow-motor to test its stability. Employee stated the column appeared stable; thereby leading him to believe it was safe to remove the tow-motor from beneath the column. He then proceeded sandblasting the column immediately without implementing any measures to secure the column from falling. As he was sandblasting the steel he observed the column starting to move tip over and fall but he is not sure what caused the column to fall. He believes either his air hose hooked the end of the column causing it to be pulled over or the wind blew it over. He attempted to jump out of the way of the falling column but was not quick enough to avoid contac
Injury or illness
Upper right leg below the hip.
Object or substance involved
6-inch square tubing column 842 lbs.
Summary line
Broken femur from incorrectly staged object he was sandblasting. Falling object square steel tubing
Employee and industry
- Job description
- Sandblaster
- SOC code
- 51-9021: Crushing, Grinding, and Polishing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
- NAICS code
- 332313: Plate work (e.g., bending, cutting, punching, shaping, welding), fabricated metal, manufacturing
- NAICS vintage
- 2022
- Employees at this establishment (2023 average)
- 161
- Hours worked at this establishment (2023 total)
- 372,308
- Establishment ID
- 1067505
- Employer case #
- 23-02
When (timing detail)
- Date of incident
- Shift started
- 07:00
- Time of incident
- 08:30
- Filing year
- 2023
- Submitted to OSHA
- 2024-01-06
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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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