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 press Brake Operator 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
- Press Brake Room
What was the outcome?
- Outcome
- Days away from work (code 2)
- Type
- Injury (code 1)
- Days away from work
- 15
- Days restricted or transferred
- 15
Before the incident
Employee was inserting a part into a press brake to be bent. She did not remove her thumb from the strike area.
What happened
Employee 's left thumb was fractured as aperture to press brake closed
Injury or illness
Fracture - Left Thumb
Object or substance involved
Press brake closed on her thumb
Summary line
Left thumb was fractured while bending production parts in a press brake
Employee and industry
- Job description
- Press Brake Operator
- SOC code
- 51-4031 — Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Te
- NAICS code
- 332312 — Fabricated structural metal manufacturing
- NAICS vintage
- 2012
- Avg employees
- 321
- Total hours worked
- 404403
- EIN
- 541798373
- Establishment ID
- 642090
- Employer case #
- 6
When (timing detail)
- Date of incident
- Shift started
- 5:00
- Time of incident
- 9:35
- Filing year
- 2025
- Submitted
- 30JAN26:18:05:00
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.