Florence, KY ·
OSHA Injury Report: Aristech Surfaces LLC
Injury · Days away from work
At a glance
On , an injury at Aristech Surfaces LLC in 7350 Empire Drive, Florence, KY 41042 resulted in days away from work. Employee was material Handler Sander in acrylic film and unlaminated sheet (except packaging) manufacturing.
Where did this happen?
- Establishment
- Aristech Surfaces LLC
- Street
- 7350 Empire Drive
- City
- Florence
- State
- KY
- ZIP
- 41042
- On-site location
- Outside Shipping and Receiving dock
What was the outcome?
- Outcome
- Days away from work (code 2)
- Type
- Injury (code 1)
- Days away from work
- 180
Before the incident
Employee caused a stack of pallets to tip over with a forklift. They stoppped and got assistance from the lead operator to safely lower the pallets. Once the Lead Operator arrived the lead got on the forklift and told the employee to stay back as they attempted to lower the fallen pallets safely to the ground.
What happened
In this process of the lead lowering the pallets with the forklift the pallets became unstable and started teetering on the forks. Without the lead operator knowing and before they could stop the employee moved forward and attempted to steady the pallets with their arms and body. As the employee attempted to steady the pallets the pallets fell off the forks (approximately 2 feet) and struck the employee in the leg.
Injury or illness
Left Knee ACL Tear
Object or substance involved
Wooden Pallets
Summary line
Left knee injury from pallets.
Employee and industry
- Job description
- Material Handler Sander
- SOC code
- 53-7062: Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand
- NAICS code
- 326113: Acrylic film and unlaminated sheet (except packaging) manufacturing
- NAICS vintage
- 2022
- Employees at this establishment (2023 average)
- 190
- Hours worked at this establishment (2023 total)
- 400,288
- Establishment ID
- 1089570
- Employer case #
- 1
When (timing detail)
- Date of incident
- Shift started
- 18:00
- Time of incident
- 02:55
- Filing year
- 2023
- Submitted to OSHA
- 2024-01-29
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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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