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OSHA Injury Report: Merchants Metals (M04-Houston-MFG)

Injury · Other recordable case

On , an injury at Merchants Metals (M04-Houston-MFG) in Houston, TX 77093 resulted in other recordable case. Employee was maintenance Tech in chain link fencing and fence gates made from purchased wire.

Establishment
Merchants Metals (M04-Houston-MFG)
Parent company
Merchants Metals
Street
4901 Langley Road
City
Houston
State
TX
ZIP
77093
On-site location
Weaving Machine #7
Outcome
Other recordable case (code 4)
Type
Injury (code 1)

Employee was attempting to shave down a Hex-T tool tip.

EE was about to cut an Allen wrench he was holding the Allen wrench with his left hand and a grinder in his right hand when he turned the grinder on it slipped toward his left leg causing a laceration.

Laceration to left knee

Hand held grinder

Left knee laceration from grinder

Job description
Maintenance Tech
SOC code
9999 — Uncoded
NAICS code
332618 — Chain link fencing and fence gates made from purchased wire
NAICS vintage
2012
Avg employees
220
Total hours worked
467550
EIN
741622891
Establishment ID
706840
Employer case #
WC197C6589
Date of incident
Shift started
5:00
Time of incident
6:30
Filing year
2024
Submitted
13FEB2025:20:23:00

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.