MW Plumbing LLC
Overexertion in pushing, pulling, or turning-single episode — Major tears to muscles, tendons, ligaments — BROWNING, Montana
| Employer | MW Plumbing LLC |
| Address | Browning Middle School |
| City, State ZIP | BROWNING, Montana 59417 |
| Report ID | 2020087446 |
| Event Date | August 6, 2020 |
| Outcome | Hospitalized |
| Nature of Injury | Major tears to muscles, tendons, ligaments |
| Body Part | Upper arm(s) |
| Event Type | Overexertion in pushing, pulling, or turning-single episode |
| Source of Injury | Pipes, ducts, tubing, unspecified |
| Industry (NAICS) | 238220 |
| GPS Coordinates | 48.54829, -113.01481 |
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Incident Narrative
An employee was pulling out pipe from over his head when his left bicep tore.
Incident Summary
On August 6, 2020, a worker at MW Plumbing LLC in BROWNING, Montana suffered major tears to muscles, tendons, ligaments to the upper arm(s). The incident was classified as overexertion in pushing, pulling, or turning-single episode, with pipes, ducts, tubing, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.
Context
OSHA has recorded 146 severe injury reports involving "Overexertion in pushing, pulling, or turning-single episode" incidents in our database. Browse all Overexertion in pushing, pulling, or turning-single episode injuries.
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