Lowell, MI ·
OSHA Injury Report: Blough, Inc
Injury · Job transfer or restriction
At a glance
On , an injury at Blough, Inc in 9885 Centerline Rd, Lowell, MI 49331 resulted in job transfer or restriction. Employee was maintenance Setup in buffing and polishing machines, metalworking, manufacturing.
Where did this happen?
- Establishment
- Blough, Inc
- Parent company
- Blough, Inc
- Street
- 9885 Centerline Rd
- City
- Lowell
- State
- MI
- ZIP
- 49331
- On-site location
- Behind auto line #11
What was the outcome?
- Outcome
- Job transfer or restriction (code 3)
- Type
- Injury (code 1)
- Days restricted or transferred
- 5
Before the incident
Checking wheels behind the automated line (#11) because buff was light. Operators forgot Setup was behind the line and started it. Employee did not follow proper Lock Out Tag Out procedures.
What happened
Employee 's coat sleeve was caught in the mechanics of the auto line. He was able to get to the emergency shut off but not before his right shoulder and lower back was strained.
Injury or illness
Lower back and right shoulder strain. A week later the employee was reporting a bad headache and wanted to be seen by a doctor to make sure it was not somehow related to the incident.
Object or substance involved
The pull of the automated line on the employee 's coat sleeve and his attempt to free himself and or get to the emergency stop.
Summary line
Back strain from his sleeve getting caught in the auto line. This jerked the EE 's arm and tweaked his back before he was able to shut down the line.
Employee and industry
- Job description
- Maintenance Setup
- SOC code
- 49-9041: Industrial Machinery Mechanics
- NAICS code
- 333517: Buffing and polishing machines, metalworking, manufacturing
- NAICS vintage
- 2022
- Employees at this establishment (2023 average)
- 44
- Hours worked at this establishment (2023 total)
- 53,587
- EIN
- 382454371
- Establishment ID
- 1240725
- Employer case #
- 112737
When (timing detail)
- Date of incident
- Shift started
- 06:00
- Time of incident
- 08:15
- Filing year
- 2023
- Submitted to OSHA
- 2024-04-14
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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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