Salt Lake City, UT ·
OSHA Injury Report: Western Metals Recycling - West Salt Lake
Injury · Other recordable case
At a glance
On , an injury at Western Metals Recycling - West Salt Lake in 4201 West 700 South, Salt Lake City, UT 84104 resulted in other recordable case. Employee was nd shift maintenance in metal scrap and waste merchant wholesalers.
Where did this happen?
- Establishment
- Western Metals Recycling - West Salt Lake
- Parent company
- Western Metals Recycling
- Street
- 4201 West 700 South
- City
- Salt Lake City
- State
- UT
- ZIP
- 84104
- On-site location
- MIll
What was the outcome?
- Outcome
- Other recordable case (code 4)
- Type
- Injury (code 1)
Before the incident
Hammer changes
What happened
A teammate was assisting with crane operation and in violation of company policy placed his hand on the load that was being lifted. His left ring finger was pinched between the rigging hook and a stationary object. The teammate experienced a single fingertip fracture and went to the hospital. The teammate was released without restrictions.
Injury or illness
fracture laceration to left hand
Object or substance involved
rigging
Summary line
Fracture Laceration cut to left hand caused by rigging hook
Employee and industry
- Job description
- nd shift maintenance
- SOC code
- 53-7062: Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand
- NAICS code
- 423930: Metal scrap and waste merchant wholesalers
- NAICS vintage
- 2022
- Employees at this establishment (2023 average)
- 36
- Hours worked at this establishment (2023 total)
- 89,968
- EIN
- 870565885
- Establishment ID
- 873997
- Employer case #
- IN-2023031
When (timing detail)
- Date of incident
- Shift started
- 14:00
- Time of incident
- 22:00
- Filing year
- 2023
- Submitted to OSHA
- 2024-01-30
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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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