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OSHA Injury Report: Valmont Industries

Injury · Other recordable case

On , an injury at Valmont Industries in Columbus, NE 68601 resulted in other recordable case. Employee was welder I in fabricated structural metal manufacturing.

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
Outcome
Other recordable case (code 4)
Type
Injury (code 1)

Team member was refilling a flux hopper for sub arch welding when they stepped on a stool to reach the height required

As they stepped on the stool located by the steel pole they struck a component of the pole causing a laceration requiring stitches to close

Laceration to the head

Runoff tabs

Employee experience a struck against incident when refilling a flux hopper resulting in a laceration to the head

Job description
Welder I
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_4510
Date of incident
Shift started
20:30
Time of incident
3:00
Filing year
2025
Submitted
25FEB26:17:52:00

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.