Columbus, NE ·
OSHA Injury Report: Valmont Industries
Injury · Other recordable case
At a glance
On , an injury at Valmont Industries in 1600 E 29th Ave, Columbus, NE 68601 resulted in other recordable case. Employee was welder V in fabricated structural metal manufacturing.
Where did this happen?
- Establishment
- Valmont Industries
- Parent company
- Valmont Industries
- Street
- 1600 E 29th Ave
- City
- Columbus
- State
- NE
- ZIP
- 68601
- On-site location
- Inside Building/2152/Medium pole assembly
What was the outcome?
- Outcome
- Other recordable case (code 4)
- Type
- Injury (code 1)
Before the incident
Employee was using a 4.5in grinder with a flap disk to remove lamination areas on the bend line of a shaft.
What happened
the grinder kicked back and cut the employees left index finger.
Injury or illness
Employee received a cut to their left index finger
Object or substance involved
4.5-inch pneumatic grinder.
Summary line
Employee was using a 4.5in grinder with a flap disk to remove lamination areas on the bend line of a shaft the grinder kicked back and cut the employees left index finger.
Employee and industry
- Job description
- Welder V
- SOC code
- 51-4121: Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers
- NAICS code
- 332312: Fabricated structural metal manufacturing
- NAICS vintage
- 2022
- Employees at this establishment (2024 average)
- 162
- Hours worked at this establishment (2024 total)
- 363,073
- Establishment ID
- 1137496
- Employer case #
- 24_4221
When (timing detail)
- Date of incident
- Shift started
- 06:30
- Time of incident
- 09:00
- Filing year
- 2024
- Submitted to OSHA
- 2025-02-13
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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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