Dover, NJ —
OSHA Injury Report: Howmet - Dover Casting
Injury · Other recordable case
At a glance
On , an injury at Howmet - Dover Casting in Dover, NJ 07801 resulted in other recordable case. Employee was wax Operator in investment castings, nonferrous metal (except aluminum), unfinished, manufacturing.
Where did this happen?
- Establishment
- Howmet - Dover Casting
- Parent company
- Howmet Castings & Services, Inc.
- Street
- 9 Roy Street
- City
- Dover
- State
- NJ
- ZIP
- 07801
- On-site location
- DS Wax Room
What was the outcome?
- Outcome
- Other recordable case (code 4)
- Type
- Injury (code 1)
Before the incident
Employee was clearing off excessive wax off the bottom of their shoe using a scraper
What happened
The employee with nitrile gloves on began scrapping with the front edge of the shoe through the middle gap of their shoe. The excessive force while scrapping the shoe caused the scrapper 's metal blade to lacerate the webbing between their left thumb and index finger
Injury or illness
Laceration to hand
Object or substance involved
metal scraper
Summary line
Laceration cut Hand scrapper
Employee and industry
- Job description
- Wax Operator
- SOC code
- 9999 — Uncoded
- NAICS code
- 331529 — Investment castings, nonferrous metal (except aluminum), unfinished, manufacturing
- NAICS vintage
- 2022
- Avg employees
- 636
- Total hours worked
- 1312799
- EIN
- 201902809
- Establishment ID
- 109348
- Employer case #
- S23_000021
When (timing detail)
- Date of incident
- Shift started
- 7:00:00.000
- Time of incident
- 14:15:00.000
- Submitted
- 09FEB24:20:49:00
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.