Boyertown, PA —
OSHA Injury Report: Global Advanced Metals
Injury · Days away from work
At a glance
On , an injury at Global Advanced Metals in Boyertown, PA 19512 resulted in days away from work. Employee was utility Operator in nonferrous metals (except aluminum) smelting and refining, primary.
Where did this happen?
- Establishment
- Global Advanced Metals
- Street
- 1223 County Line Road
- City
- Boyertown
- State
- PA
- ZIP
- 19512
- On-site location
- B062 at the raffinate blender
What was the outcome?
- Outcome
- Days away from work (code 2)
- Type
- Injury (code 1)
- Days away from work
- 3
Before the incident
Operator was attaching raffinate lime slurry hose on the fitting of blender after the hose was flushed with water for cleaning.
What happened
Operator attached raffinate lime slurry hose to fitting on blender and manually latched the cam lock levers on the fitting. Operator tapped the cam pock levers with a hammer to ensure they secured the hose in place. Small amount of water slurry struck operator on right check below safety glasses and into right eye.
Injury or illness
Chemical (lime) burn to right eye.
Object or substance involved
Contact to eye with raffinate lime slurry residual.
Summary line
Lime slurry burn to right eye when attaching hose and cam lock to blender fitting
Employee and industry
- Job description
- Utility Operator
- SOC code
- 9999 — Uncoded
- NAICS code
- 331410 — Nonferrous metals (except aluminum) smelting and refining, primary
- NAICS vintage
- 2012
- Avg employees
- 165
- Total hours worked
- 264700
- Establishment ID
- 927529
- Employer case #
- 2
When (timing detail)
- Date of incident
- Shift started
- 11:00
- Time of incident
- 5:30
- Filing year
- 2024
- Submitted
- 31JAN2025:14:44:00
Source
Data from OSHA ITA Form 300/301 electronic submissions, filing year 2024. ITA Case Detail records are establishment-reported submissions, not OSHA inspections — no per-record IMIS deep link exists.