Hampton, VA —
OSHA Injury Report: Advex Corporation
Injury · Job transfer or restriction
At a glance
On , an injury at Advex Corporation in Hampton, VA 23666 resulted in job transfer or restriction. Employee was fitter Welder in ship sections, prefabricated metal, manufacturing.
Where did this happen?
- Establishment
- Advex Corporation
- Parent company
- Advex Corporation
- Street
- 41 Research Dr
- City
- Hampton
- State
- VA
- ZIP
- 23666
- On-site location
- Heavy Fabrication
What was the outcome?
- Outcome
- Job transfer or restriction (code 3)
- Type
- Injury (code 1)
- Days restricted or transferred
- 10
Before the incident
The employee was lifting and pushing a heavy metal box weighing approximately 40 pounds after previously lifting an 80-pound item as part of material handling tasks in the Heavy Fabrication area. He was manually moving these materials without mechanical lifting assistance when he felt pain develop in his left groin area.
What happened
While lifting and pushing a heavy metal box after earlier lifting an 80-pound item the employee felt a sudden pain in the left groin area. Over the following days the pain worsened and a lump developed resulting in a diagnosed inguinal hernia.
Injury or illness
The injury was a reducible left inguinal hernia affecting the lower abdomen groin area characterized by a tender bulge that developed after lifting heavy objects.
Object or substance involved
The object that directly contributed to the injury was a heavy metal box horse being lifted and pushed.
Summary line
Reducible inguinal hernia in the left groin area caused by lifting and pushing a heavy metal box.
Employee and industry
- Job description
- Fitter Welder
- SOC code
- 51-4121 — Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers
- NAICS code
- 332312 — Ship sections, prefabricated metal, manufacturing
- NAICS vintage
- 2022
- Avg employees
- 104
- Total hours worked
- 204206
- EIN
- 540849747
- Establishment ID
- 1498930
- Employer case #
- 3
When (timing detail)
- Date of incident
- Shift started
- 6:00
- Time of incident
- 9:00
- Filing year
- 2025
- Submitted
- 23FEB26:22:21:00
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.