Benton, PA ·
OSHA Injury Report: Benton Foundry, Inc.
Injury · Days away from work
At a glance
On , an injury at Benton Foundry, Inc. in 5297 PA-487, Benton, PA 17814 resulted in days away from work. Employee was box Changer in ductile iron foundries.
Where did this happen?
- Establishment
- Benton Foundry, Inc.
- Parent company
- Benton Foundry, Inc.
- Street
- 5297 PA-487
- City
- Benton
- State
- PA
- ZIP
- 17814
- On-site location
- Shell Machine #1
What was the outcome?
- Outcome
- Days away from work (code 2)
- Type
- Injury (code 1)
- Days away from work
- 95
- Days restricted or transferred
- 20
Before the incident
The employee was adjusting the core box on [REDACTED] #1 by loosening the bolt on the box clamp.
What happened
The employee was leaning over the machine with his right thumb and index finger resting on the top of the core box. When he loosened the bolt to adjust the alignment the storage of pneumatic energy caused the core box to shut while his hand was resting on the core box.
Injury or illness
Partial amputation of the thumb and crushed index finger on the right hand.
Object or substance involved
The sudden closing of the core box.
Summary line
The employee was attempting to adjust the alignment of the core box in shell #1. The employee was leaning over the machine with his right thumb and index finger resting on the top of the core box. When he loosened the bolt to adjust the alignment the s
Employee and industry
- Job description
- Box Changer
- SOC code
- 49-9041: Industrial Machinery Mechanics
- NAICS code
- 331511: Ductile iron foundries
- NAICS vintage
- 2022
- Employees at this establishment (2025 average)
- 206
- Hours worked at this establishment (2025 total)
- 399,788
- EIN
- 240837325
- Establishment ID
- 1453376
- Employer case #
- 18
When (timing detail)
- Date of incident
- Shift started
- 17:30
- Time of incident
- 22:45
- Filing year
- 2025
- Submitted to OSHA
- 2026-02-02
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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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