Lewiston, ME —
OSHA Injury Report: Elmet Technologies LLC
Injury · Other recordable case
At a glance
On , an injury at Elmet Technologies LLC in Lewiston, ME 4240 resulted in other recordable case. Employee was maintenance Technician in tubing, nonferrous metals (except aluminum, copper), made from purchased metals or scrap.
Where did this happen?
- Establishment
- Elmet Technologies LLC
- Parent company
- Elmet Technologies LLC
- Street
- 1560 Lisbon Street
- City
- Lewiston
- State
- ME
- ZIP
- 4240
- On-site location
- Fabrication area
What was the outcome?
- Outcome
- Other recordable case (code 4)
- Type
- Injury (code 1)
Before the incident
Changing out the hand pump used to transfer detergent from its barrel to a secondary container
What happened
As he was pumping the chemical it foamed up due to the rapid pumping. To avoid spilling he removed the hose from the pump holding it upright to stop the flow however the chemical squirted out of the hose hitting his face and dripping down his forehead behind his safety glasses into his right eye.
Injury or illness
Chemical burn to his right eye
Object or substance involved
Detergent
Summary line
Right eye chemical burn from detergent getting into his eye
Employee and industry
- Job description
- Maintenance Technician
- SOC code
- 49-9041 — Industrial Machinery Mechanics
- NAICS code
- 331491 — Tubing, nonferrous metals (except aluminum, copper), made from purchased metals or scrap
- NAICS vintage
- 2022
- Avg employees
- 166
- Total hours worked
- 323760
- Establishment ID
- 1252386
- Employer case #
- 1
When (timing detail)
- Date of incident
- Shift started
- 7:00
- Time of incident
- 12:20
- Filing year
- 2025
- Submitted
- 13JAN26:14:57:00
Source
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.