Florham Park, NJ ·
OSHA Injury Report: VDM Metals USA, LLC
Injury · Job transfer or restriction
At a glance
On , an injury at VDM Metals USA, LLC in 306 Columbia Turnpike, Florham Park, NJ 7932 resulted in job transfer or restriction. Employee was warehouse in nonferrous metal shapes (except aluminum, copper) made by rolling, drawing, or extruding purchased nonferrous metal.
Where did this happen?
- Establishment
- VDM Metals USA, LLC
- Parent company
- VDM Metals USA, LLC
- Street
- 306 Columbia Turnpike
- City
- Florham Park
- State
- NJ
- ZIP
- 7932
- On-site location
- By Propane Tank
What was the outcome?
- Outcome
- Job transfer or restriction (code 3)
- Type
- Injury (code 1)
- Days restricted or transferred
- 10
Before the incident
The employee was filling a propane cylinder for a forklift ([REDACTED]-20)
What happened
When the propane tank was full the employee attempted top shut the tank by the use of the bleeder valve (fixed maximum liquid level gauge). The escaping propane gas came in contact with the employee’s right hand 's skin due to not wearing gloves.
Injury or illness
The employee suffered an exposure to propane gas. This caused a chemical burn frostbite which developed into blisters develop until later that evening.
Object or substance involved
Propane gas
Summary line
Second degree burns on right hand from propane
Employee and industry
- Job description
- Warehouse
- SOC code
- 53-7062: Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand
- NAICS code
- 331491: Nonferrous metal shapes (except aluminum, copper) made by rolling, drawing, or extruding purchased nonferrous metal
- NAICS vintage
- 2012
- Employees at this establishment (2025 average)
- 111
- Hours worked at this establishment (2025 total)
- 218,790
- Establishment ID
- 263748
- Employer case #
- 1
When (timing detail)
- Date of incident
- Shift started
- 06:00
- Time of incident
- 10:30
- Filing year
- 2025
- Submitted to OSHA
- 2026-01-27
More injuries at VDM Metals USA, LLC
View VDM Metals USA, LLC's full OSHA safety record →
More injuries in this industry (NAICS 331491)
More injuries in NJ
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.
Look up any company's OSHA accident reports by company, or browse severe injury reports by year, state, and company.