Ringgold, GA —
OSHA Injury Report: Metro Boiler Tube Co., Inc
Injury · Job transfer or restriction
At a glance
On , an injury at Metro Boiler Tube Co., Inc in Ringgold, GA 30736 resulted in job transfer or restriction. Employee was welder in boiler tubes, wrought, made from purchased iron.
Where did this happen?
- Establishment
- Metro Boiler Tube Co., Inc
- Parent company
- Metro Boiler Tube Co Inc
- Street
- PO Box 1048 122 Rollins Industrial Blvd.
- City
- Ringgold
- State
- GA
- ZIP
- 30736
- On-site location
- Mig Bay
What was the outcome?
- Outcome
- Job transfer or restriction (code 3)
- Type
- Injury (code 1)
- Days restricted or transferred
- 9
Before the incident
Using a grinder
What happened
Employee was using a grinder with right hand. As he was grinding with a wire wheel brush the grinder hit a snag and caused the grinder to dart into left hand.
Injury or illness
Large laceration to left anterior hand just below thumb.
Object or substance involved
Wire wheel brush on a grinder.
Summary line
Employee was using a grinder with a wire wheel. Grinder hit a snag and caused it to dart into left hand causing a large laceration to left anterior hand.
Employee and industry
- Job description
- Welder
- SOC code
- 51-4121 — Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers
- NAICS code
- 331210 — Boiler tubes, wrought, made from purchased iron
- NAICS vintage
- 2012
- Avg employees
- 121
- Total hours worked
- 222532
- EIN
- 621380568
- Establishment ID
- 817814
- Employer case #
- 2
When (timing detail)
- Date of incident
- Shift started
- 6:00
- Time of incident
- 9:15
- Filing year
- 2025
- Submitted
- 05FEB26:19:46:00
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.