Columbus, NE ·
OSHA Injury Report: Valmont Industries
Injury · Job transfer or restriction
At a glance
On , an injury at Valmont Industries in 1600 E 29th Ave, Columbus, NE 68601 resulted in job transfer or restriction. Employee was fitter Welder III 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/2061/ Mast Arms
What was the outcome?
- Outcome
- Job transfer or restriction (code 3)
- Type
- Injury (code 1)
- Days restricted or transferred
- 1
Before the incident
Employee had been doing additional grinding to correct problem with a mast arm
What happened
employee thought eye was feeling dry due to ambient air. the [REDACTED] felt further irritation on their right eye.
Injury or illness
Foreign Object to the right eye.
Object or substance involved
Metal dust particles
Summary line
Employee had been grinding
Employee and industry
- Job description
- Fitter Welder III
- 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_4353
When (timing detail)
- Date of incident
- Shift started
- 06:30
- Time of incident
- 07:00
- 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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