Gaston, SC ·
OSHA Injury Report: Zeus Columbia
Injury · Death
At a glance
On , an injury at Zeus Columbia in 115 15th Street, Gaston, SC 29053 resulted in death. Employee was maintenance Technician in profile shapes (e.g., rod, tube), nonrigid plastics, manufacturing.
Where did this happen?
- Establishment
- Zeus Columbia
- Parent company
- Zeus Industrial Products
- Street
- 115 15th Street
- City
- Gaston
- State
- SC
- ZIP
- 29053
- On-site location
- Melt Department
What was the outcome?
- Outcome
- Death (code 1)
- Type
- Injury (code 1)
Before the incident
Employee was trouble shooting a melt fiber line.
What happened
As the employee was trouble shooting a melt fiber line he was shocked due to a mis-wired heater band plug.
Injury or illness
Electrocution cardiac arrest
Object or substance involved
Heater band
Summary line
Employee was shocked as he was trouble shooting a melt fiber line machine.
Employee and industry
- Job description
- Maintenance Technician
- SOC code
- 49-9041: Industrial Machinery Mechanics
- NAICS code
- 326121: Profile shapes (e.g., rod, tube), nonrigid plastics, manufacturing
- NAICS vintage
- 2012
- Employees at this establishment (2024 average)
- 280
- Hours worked at this establishment (2024 total)
- 557,929
- EIN
- 221810203
- Establishment ID
- 853439
- Employer case #
- 2
When (timing detail)
- Date of incident
- Shift started
- 22:53
- Time of incident
- 01:10
- Filing year
- 2024
- Submitted to OSHA
- 2025-02-25
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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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