Chester, VA · 2025-10-22

OSHA Injury Report: Chester - AOC Metal Works

Injury · Days away from work

At a glance

On 2025-10-22, an injury at Chester - AOC Metal Works in 13140 Parkers Battery Road, Chester, VA 23836 resulted in days away from work. Employee was press Brake Operator in fabricated structural metal manufacturing.

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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
Employees at this establishment (2025 average): 321
Hours worked at this establishment (2025 total): 404,403
EIN: 541798373
Establishment ID: 642090
Employer case #: 6

When (timing detail)

Date of incident: 2025-10-22
Shift started: 05:00
Time of incident: 09:35
Filing year: 2025
Submitted to OSHA: 2026-01-30

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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.

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