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OSHA Injury Report: SMM Group Chesapeake, VA

Injury · Job transfer or restriction

On , an injury at SMM Group Chesapeake, VA in Chesapeake, VA 23324 resulted in job transfer or restriction. Employee was equipment Operator in metal scrap and waste merchant wholesalers.

Establishment
SMM Group Chesapeake, VA
Parent company
Sims Metal Management
Street
4300 Buell Street
City
Chesapeake
State
VA
ZIP
23324
On-site location
Ferrous Yard
Outcome
Job transfer or restriction (code 3)
Type
Injury (code 1)
Days restricted or transferred
180

Greasing mobile shear attachment

Putting grease in the shear head with an automatic grease gun. As the nozzle was pulled off the grease fitting grease shot back at his hand causing a laceration

cut laceration to left hand

grease

cut laceration to left hand caused by grease gun

Job description
Equipment Operator
SOC code
53-7051 — Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators
NAICS code
423930 — Metal scrap and waste merchant wholesalers
NAICS vintage
2012
Avg employees
109
Total hours worked
232111
EIN
453807558
Establishment ID
41952
Employer case #
IN-202502
Date of incident
Shift started
2:00
Time of incident
10:00
Filing year
2025
Submitted
10FEB26:19:18:00

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.