Chesapeake, VA —
OSHA Injury Report: American GFM
Injury · Other recordable case
At a glance
On , an injury at American GFM in Chesapeake, VA 23323 resulted in other recordable case. Employee was mechanic in forging machinery and hammers manufacturing.
Where did this happen?
- Establishment
- American GFM
- Parent company
- American GFM
- Street
- 1200 Cavalier blvd.
- City
- Chesapeake
- State
- VA
- ZIP
- 23323
- On-site location
- Assembly Department
What was the outcome?
- Outcome
- Other recordable case (code 4)
- Type
- Injury (code 1)
Before the incident
Heating a bearing for removal
What happened
Stared at torch too long.
Injury or illness
Flash burn of both eyes
Object or substance involved
Oxygen propane torch
Summary line
Flash burn of the eyes
Employee and industry
- Job description
- Mechanic
- SOC code
- 49-9041 — Industrial Machinery Mechanics
- NAICS code
- 333517 — Forging machinery and hammers manufacturing
- NAICS vintage
- 2012
- Avg employees
- 140
- Total hours worked
- 304532
- EIN
- 541059861
- Establishment ID
- 668154
- Employer case #
- 2024-2
When (timing detail)
- Date of incident
- Shift started
- 7:00
- Time of incident
- 9:00
- Filing year
- 2024
- Submitted
- 25FEB2025:21:24:00
Source
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.