Bell Gardens, CA —
OSHA Injury Report: Metal Surfaces International
Injury · Other recordable case
At a glance
On , an injury at Metal Surfaces International in Bell Gardens, CA 90201 resulted in other recordable case. Employee was wastewater Treatment Operator in electroplating metals and formed products for the trade.
Where did this happen?
- Establishment
- Metal Surfaces International
- Parent company
- Metal Surfaces International
- Street
- 6060 Shull St
- City
- Bell Gardens
- State
- CA
- ZIP
- 90201
- On-site location
- Wastewater treatment
What was the outcome?
- Outcome
- Other recordable case (code 4)
- Type
- Injury (code 1)
Before the incident
Opening the tarp on a rollout bin for sludge during a rain day
What happened
Due to the rain the tarp holds back water and puddles up. Employee tried to open it via the crank without removing water. The tarp cover hit employee above the forehead
Injury or illness
Laceration of forehead without complication
Object or substance involved
tarp cover
Summary line
Laceration to forehead caused by tarp cover
Employee and industry
- Job description
- Wastewater Treatment Operator
- SOC code
- 51-8031 — Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators
- NAICS code
- 332813 — Electroplating metals and formed products for the trade
- NAICS vintage
- 2022
- Avg employees
- 130
- Total hours worked
- 229324
- EIN
- 953867836
- Establishment ID
- 1251903
- Employer case #
- 6
When (timing detail)
- Date of incident
- Shift started
- 14:00
- Time of incident
- 19:00
- Filing year
- 2025
- Submitted
- 15JAN26:22:49:00
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.