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OSHA Injury Report: Chester - AOC Metal Works

Injury · Days away from work

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.

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
Outcome
Days away from work (code 2)
Type
Injury (code 1)
Days away from work
15
Days restricted or transferred
15

Employee was inserting a part into a press brake to be bent. She did not remove her thumb from the strike area.

Employee 's left thumb was fractured as aperture to press brake closed

Fracture - Left Thumb

Press brake closed on her thumb

Left thumb was fractured while bending production parts in a press brake

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
Date of incident
Shift started
5:00
Time of incident
9:35
Filing year
2025
Submitted
30JAN26:18:05:00

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.