Palmerton, PA ·
OSHA Injury Report: Befesa Zinc US Inc. Palmerton
Injury · Job transfer or restriction
At a glance
On , an injury at Befesa Zinc US Inc. Palmerton in 900 Delaware Ave, Palmerton, PA 18071 resulted in job transfer or restriction. Employee was EAF Unloader.
Where did this happen?
- Establishment
- Befesa Zinc US Inc. Palmerton
- Parent company
- Befesa Zinc US Inc.
- Street
- 900 Delaware Ave
- City
- Palmerton
- State
- PA
- ZIP
- 18071
- On-site location
- Pug Mills/Silos
What was the outcome?
- Outcome
- Job transfer or restriction (code 3)
- Type
- Injury (code 1)
- Days restricted or transferred
- 55
Before the incident
Cleaning East pug mill
What happened
At approximately [REDACTED] today [REDACTED] was working at the trestle exiting the east pug mill after cleaning. As he stepped out onto the small platform ladder and reached the last step his left foot made contact with a chunk of material. This caused his left ankle to roll inward. At [REDACTED] [REDACTED] contacted me and escorted [REDACTED] to the wash house where I met them at approximately [REDACTED]. We then contacted Axiom Medical. Per their guidance we applied ice and wrapped his ankle. Axiom instructed [REDACTED] to go home elevate the ankle apply ice take ibuprofen and wait two hours. They will be calling him to assess his condition and may schedule a follow-up appointment with an orthopedic doctor for [REDACTED]. There was visible swelling and bruising of the left ankle. Axiom believes it is appropriate to wait until [REDACTED] for further medical evaluation to determine whether [REDACTED] can return on modified or light duty. A drug test was also performed with negative re
Injury or illness
Fracture Sprain
Object or substance involved
EAF dust clump
Summary line
Fracture Sprain to Left Ankle caused by EAF dust clump
Employee and industry
- Job description
- EAF Unloader
- SOC code
- 53-7062: Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand
- NAICS code
- 331492
- NAICS vintage
- 2012
- Employees at this establishment (2025 average)
- 80
- Hours worked at this establishment (2025 total)
- 176,696
- Establishment ID
- 996925
- Employer case #
- IN-202512
When (timing detail)
- Date of incident
- Shift started
- 15:00
- Time of incident
- 16:45
- Filing year
- 2025
- Submitted to OSHA
- 2026-01-14
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Source
Data from OSHA ITA Form 300/301 electronic submissions, filing year 2025. ITA Case Detail records are establishment-reported submissions, not OSHA inspections, so no per-record IMIS deep link exists.
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