Columbus, NE —
OSHA Injury Report: Valmont Industries
Injury · Job transfer or restriction
At a glance
On , an injury at Valmont Industries in Columbus, NE 68601 resulted in job transfer or restriction. Employee was welder III in fabricated structural metal manufacturing.
Where did this happen?
- Establishment
- Valmont Industries
- Parent company
- Valmont Industries
- Street
- 1600 E 29th Ave
- City
- Columbus
- State
- NE
- ZIP
- 68601
- On-site location
- Inside Building/2151/ Seam Repair
What was the outcome?
- Outcome
- Job transfer or restriction (code 3)
- Type
- Injury (code 1)
- Days restricted or transferred
- 1
Before the incident
They were grinding on a steel shaft using pneumatic grinders
What happened
Team member was in the process of removing their PPE(face shield goggles and weld hood) when they felt something go in their right eye.
Injury or illness
eye irritant
Object or substance involved
Metal debris
Summary line
Team member experienced foreign object in the right eye while grinding on a steel pole
Employee and industry
- Job description
- Welder III
- SOC code
- 51-4121 — Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers
- NAICS code
- 332312 — Fabricated structural metal manufacturing
- NAICS vintage
- 2022
- Avg employees
- 176
- Total hours worked
- 380285
- Establishment ID
- 1137496
- Employer case #
- 25_4466
When (timing detail)
- Date of incident
- Shift started
- 20:30
- Time of incident
- 0:00
- Filing year
- 2025
- Submitted
- 25FEB26:17:25:00
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.