Waco, TX —
OSHA Injury Report: Howmet Fastening Systems
Injury · Other recordable case
At a glance
On , an injury at Howmet Fastening Systems in Waco, TX 76712 resulted in other recordable case. Employee was maintenance in bolts, metal, manufacturing.
Where did this happen?
- Establishment
- Howmet Fastening Systems
- Parent company
- Howmet
- Street
- 8001 Imperial Dr
- City
- Waco
- State
- TX
- ZIP
- 76712
- On-site location
- Chromate Line, Plating Dept
What was the outcome?
- Outcome
- Other recordable case (code 4)
- Type
- Injury (code 1)
Before the incident
Removing dryer lid to replace with gravity lid cutting stainless steel bolts
What happened
Employee was removing stainless steel bolts on a chromate dryer lid. Employee was using a 7 inch angle grinder with the guard removed in order to access to the bolts. (Employee did not remove the guard. Guard had been removed previously.) Bolts are known to often be frozen together and unable to be removed using an impact wrench. As the employee was cutting the bolts the grinder kicked back. Employee states that the cord knocked the face shield out of the way and the cutting wheel made contact with his chin just below the mouth.
Injury or illness
Laceration cut to the chin
Object or substance involved
Grinder
Summary line
Laceration to the chin
Employee and industry
- Job description
- Maintenance
- SOC code
- 49-9041 — Industrial Machinery Mechanics
- NAICS code
- 332722 — Bolts, metal, manufacturing
- NAICS vintage
- 2022
- Avg employees
- 450
- Total hours worked
- 737202
- EIN
- 330483331
- Establishment ID
- 1436354
- Employer case #
- S25_00002
When (timing detail)
- Date of incident
- Shift started
- 0:00
- Time of incident
- 16:30
- Filing year
- 2025
- Submitted
- 22JAN26:19:38:00
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.