Chester, VA —
OSHA Injury Report: Chester - AOC Metal Works
Injury · Days away from work
At a glance
On , an injury at Chester - AOC Metal Works in Chester, VA 23836 resulted in days away from work. Employee was yard Worker in fabricated structural metal manufacturing.
Where did this happen?
- Establishment
- Chester - AOC Metal Works
- Parent company
- AOC Metal Works
- Street
- 13140 Parkers Battery Road
- City
- Chester
- State
- VA
- ZIP
- 23836
- On-site location
- Stainless Steel Scrap hopper
What was the outcome?
- Outcome
- Days away from work (code 2)
- Type
- Injury (code 1)
- Days away from work
- 4
- Days restricted or transferred
- 75
Before the incident
Pushing stainless steel scrap in the scrap hopper
What happened
A piece of scrap stainless steel sprung from the hopper and cut the back of employee 's left hand. Tendons were severed so surgery was required. PPE was not worn
Injury or illness
Laceration to the back of left hand
Object or substance involved
Stainless steel scrap metal
Summary line
Back of left hand lacerated by stainless steel scrap
Employee and industry
- Job description
- Yard Worker
- SOC code
- 53-7062 — Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand
- NAICS code
- 332312 — Fabricated structural metal manufacturing
- NAICS vintage
- 2012
- Avg employees
- 321
- Total hours worked
- 404403
- EIN
- 541798373
- Establishment ID
- 642090
- Employer case #
- 5
When (timing detail)
- Date of incident
- Shift started
- 5:00
- Time of incident
- 8:30
- Filing year
- 2025
- Submitted
- 30JAN26:17:55:00
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.