Boyertown, PA ·
OSHA Injury Report: Global Advanced Metals
Injury · Job transfer or restriction
At a glance
On , an injury at Global Advanced Metals in 1223 County Line Road, Boyertown, PA 19512 resulted in job transfer or restriction. Employee was powder Finish Lot 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
- B115 Rough Jaw Crusher
What was the outcome?
- Outcome
- Job transfer or restriction (code 3)
- Type
- Injury (code 1)
- Days restricted or transferred
- 95
Before the incident
Employee had used a tool to loosen the heat treat trays to prepare the trays to be picked up and moved. The operator was preparing to pick up trays from a cart below shoulder level and remove the powder contents from the tray.
What happened
The operator placed his left had on empty heat treat tray to move it. Operator looked the opposite direction and extended his right arm outward to place a tool on a bench and unexpectedly pulled slid the 13-pound empty tray from the cart. Operator felt a pain in his left shoulder accompanied with numbness and tingling to the digits of his left hand if he moved this left arm in an outward motion.
Injury or illness
Strained muscle tendon of rotator cuff of L shoulder w involvement of brachial plexus
Object or substance involved
Unexpected downward movement of left arm while in an outward position while grasping a 13- pound tray.
Summary line
Strain to left muscle tendon of the rotator cuff from moving empty heat treat tray.
Employee and industry
- Job description
- Powder Finish Lot
- SOC code
- 9999: Uncoded
- NAICS code
- 331410: Nonferrous metals (except aluminum) smelting and refining, primary
- NAICS vintage
- 2012
- Employees at this establishment (2024 average)
- 165
- Hours worked at this establishment (2024 total)
- 264,700
- Establishment ID
- 927529
- Employer case #
- 3
When (timing detail)
- Date of incident
- Shift started
- 06:30
- Time of incident
- 07:15
- Filing year
- 2024
- Submitted to OSHA
- 2025-01-31
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Source
Data from OSHA ITA Form 300/301 electronic submissions, filing year 2024. ITA Case Detail records are establishment-reported submissions, not OSHA inspections, so no per-record IMIS deep link exists.
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