West Springfield, MA ·
OSHA Injury Report: Valence West Springfield
Injury · Other recordable case
At a glance
On , an injury at Valence West Springfield in 492 Prospect Ave, West Springfield, MA 1089 resulted in other recordable case. Employee was chemical Team Member in electroplating metals and formed products for the trade.
Where did this happen?
- Establishment
- Valence West Springfield
- Parent company
- Valence Surface Technologies
- Street
- 492 Prospect Ave
- City
- West Springfield
- State
- MA
- ZIP
- 1089
- On-site location
- Waste Water Department
What was the outcome?
- Outcome
- Other recordable case (code 4)
- Type
- Injury (code 1)
Before the incident
Spraying down drum of diluted chrome
What happened
The associate was spraying down an empty drum of diluted chrome with a coworker. Shortly after the employee noticed bumps appearing on his left wrist. The employee was instructed to rinse his wrist and lower forearm for 10-15 minutes. He was also given anti - itch cream from a localized first aid cabinet. The itching continued as the bumps started going further up his arm towards the middle of his bicep.
Injury or illness
Chemical Burn to Left Arm Left Wrist
Object or substance involved
Potential Chrome spray back
Summary line
Chemical Burn to Left Arm Left Wrist caused by Potential Chrome spray back
Employee and industry
- Job description
- Chemical Team Member
- SOC code
- 9999: Uncoded
- NAICS code
- 332813: Electroplating metals and formed products for the trade
- NAICS vintage
- 2022
- Employees at this establishment (2024 average)
- 148
- Hours worked at this establishment (2024 total)
- 252,563
- Establishment ID
- 1361838
- Employer case #
- IN-2024080
When (timing detail)
- Date of incident
- Shift started
- 15:00
- Time of incident
- 16:30
- Filing year
- 2024
- Submitted to OSHA
- 2025-02-27
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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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