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OSHA Injury Report: Huntington Alloys

Injury · Other recordable case

On , an injury at Huntington Alloys in Huntington, WV 25705 resulted in other recordable case. Employee was lab Technician in bar, nonferrous metals (except aluminum, copper), made from purchased metals in wire drawing plants or in integrated secondary smelting and rolling, drawing, or extruding plants.

Establishment
Huntington Alloys
Parent company
Special Metals
Street
3200 Riverside Drive
City
Huntington
State
WV
ZIP
25705
On-site location
etch lab
Outcome
Other recordable case (code 4)
Type
Injury (code 1)

Employee was testing Hydrogen Peroxide line which had been repaired the previous [REDACTED]. The line was opened at the drum and when the employee reached the etch tank valve to verify if material would flow the line exploded allowing Hydrogen Peroxide to spray him in the face with force.

Employee was testing Hydrogen Peroxide line which had been repaired the previous [REDACTED]. The line was opened at the drum and when the employee reached the etch tank valve to verify if material would flow the line exploded allowing Hydrogen Peroxide to spray him in the face with force.

chemical burn

hydrogen peroxide 34%

chemical burn to head left eye right eye

Job description
Lab Technician
SOC code
17-3029 — Engineering Technologists and Technicians, Except Drafters, All
NAICS code
331491 — Bar, nonferrous metals (except aluminum, copper), made from purchased metals in wire drawing plants or in integrated secondary smelting and rolling, drawing, or extruding plants
NAICS vintage
2012
Avg employees
705
Total hours worked
1740863
EIN
044856792
Establishment ID
373690
Employer case #
322
Date of incident
Shift started
8:00
Time of incident
8:40
Filing year
2025
Submitted
06JAN26:18:40:00

Data from OSHA ITA Form 300/301 electronic submissions, filing year 2025. ITA Case Detail records are establishment-reported submissions, not OSHA inspections — no per-record IMIS deep link exists.