Walla Walla, WA —
OSHA Injury Report: Walla Walla Foundry Inc.
Injury · Job transfer or restriction
At a glance
On , an injury at Walla Walla Foundry Inc. in Walla Walla, WA 99362 resulted in job transfer or restriction. Employee was wax Technician in foundries (except die-casting), nonferrous metals (except aluminum).
Where did this happen?
- Establishment
- Walla Walla Foundry Inc.
- Parent company
- Walla Walla Foundry
- Street
- 405 Woodland Ave.
- City
- Walla Walla
- State
- WA
- ZIP
- 99362
- On-site location
- Wax room
What was the outcome?
- Outcome
- Job transfer or restriction (code 3)
- Type
- Injury (code 1)
- Days restricted or transferred
- 5
Before the incident
Employee was pouring wax into large mold that was on the floor.
What happened
Back became sore while pouring a large mold over time and pain did not improve over the weekend. Three days after initial soreness occurred employee sought chiropractic care and filed a claim.
Injury or illness
Strain to lower back.
Object or substance involved
No object or substance that directly caused harm. Poor ergonomic positioning employee not utilizing hydraulic work table to minimize bent over positioning was the cause.
Summary line
lower back strain
Employee and industry
- Job description
- Wax Technician
- SOC code
- 51-4072 — Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
- NAICS code
- 331529 — Foundries (except die-casting), nonferrous metals (except aluminum)
- NAICS vintage
- 2022
- Avg employees
- 100
- Total hours worked
- 216859
- EIN
- 911180609
- Establishment ID
- 547209
- Employer case #
- 2
When (timing detail)
- Date of incident
- Shift started
- 6:56:00.000
- Submitted
- 08FEB24:21:39:00
Source
Data from OSHA ITA Form 300/301 electronic submissions, filing year unspecified. ITA Case Detail records are establishment-reported submissions, not OSHA inspections — no per-record IMIS deep link exists.