South Bend, IN —
OSHA Injury Report: Myers Industries South Bend
Injury · Days away from work
At a glance
On , an injury at Myers Industries South Bend in South Bend, IN 46628 resulted in days away from work. Employee was assembler in awnings, rigid plastics or fiberglass, manufacturing.
Where did this happen?
- Establishment
- Myers Industries South Bend
- Parent company
- Myers Industries
- Street
- 3300 North Kenmore
- City
- South Bend
- State
- IN
- ZIP
- 46628
- On-site location
- JLG Processing Line by 280-1
What was the outcome?
- Outcome
- Days away from work (code 2)
- Type
- Injury (code 1)
- Days away from work
- 87
- Days restricted or transferred
- 47
Before the incident
Loosening a tube on a JLG fuel tank that had failed leak test and has been dispositioned as scrap.
What happened
The assembler was using a wrench that is approximately 16 inches in length to remove the component from the fuel tank working with the part at her waist level. As she pushed down on the wrench to remove the fuel tube she heard a 'pop ' which her coworker heard as well and she immediately felt pain in her left shoulder.
Injury or illness
Left Shoulder strain. Later determined to be a torn rotator cuff.
Object or substance involved
The downward pressure used with the wrench required in removing the fuel tube from the tank requiring disassembled.
Summary line
Left Shoulder Strain rotator cuff
Employee and industry
- Job description
- Assembler
- SOC code
- 51-2099 — Assemblers and Fabricators, All Other
- NAICS code
- 326199 — Awnings, rigid plastics or fiberglass, manufacturing
- NAICS vintage
- 2022
- Avg employees
- 117
- Total hours worked
- 225208
- Establishment ID
- 921886
- Employer case #
- 6
When (timing detail)
- Date of incident
- Shift started
- 15:00:00.000
- Time of incident
- 18:00:00.000
- Submitted
- 29JAN24:16:42:00
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.