Ephrata, PA ·
OSHA Injury Report: Smeal - Ephrata
Injury · Days away from work
At a glance
On , an injury at Smeal - Ephrata in 66-68 Cocalico Creek Road, Ephrata, PA 17522 resulted in days away from work. Employee was welder I in fire Truck Manufacturer.
Where did this happen?
- Establishment
- Smeal - Ephrata
- Parent company
- REV Group Inc.
- Street
- 66-68 Cocalico Creek Road
- City
- Ephrata
- State
- PA
- ZIP
- 17522
- On-site location
- Aerial welding final area
What was the outcome?
- Outcome
- Days away from work (code 2)
- Type
- Injury (code 1)
- Days away from work
- 14
- Days restricted or transferred
- 1
Before the incident
Employee was grinding rust off of parts being prepared for welding onto a ladder section
What happened
Employee was using a 5inch grinder to clean excessive rust build up on a part that was stored outside Due to the lack of work tables and available free space employee had the part on the floor kneeling over to perform the task During the grinding of the part the grinding wheel on the tool caught the edge of the part causing the spinning grinder to kickback striking the employees left leg between the knee and thigh causing a cut through the pant leg and causing a laceration Firstaid team was notified and was determined that the employee need to be sent out for further evaluation Immediately four new working tables have been ordered a temporary working table has been cleared off and is being used
Injury or illness
Nature of InjuryIllness Laceration Body Parts LegLeft
Object or substance involved
pimple hard grinding wheel used on a air sander
Summary line
Nature of InjuryIllness Laceration Cause of InjuryIllnessCut By Powered Hand Tool Body Parts LegLeft Object Substance pimple hard grinding wheel used on a air sander
Employee and industry
- Job description
- Welder I
- SOC code
- 51-4121: Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers
- NAICS code
- 336212: Fire Truck Manufacturer
- NAICS vintage
- 2022
- Employees at this establishment (2025 average)
- 135
- Hours worked at this establishment (2025 total)
- 242,110
- EIN
- 814773472
- Establishment ID
- 1174017
- Employer case #
- USSMEAL66
When (timing detail)
- Date of incident
- Shift started
- 05:30
- Time of incident
- 08:25
- Filing year
- 2025
- Submitted to OSHA
- 2026-02-26
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Source
Data from OSHA ITA Form 300/301 electronic submissions, filing year 2025. ITA Case Detail records are establishment-reported submissions, not OSHA inspections, so no per-record IMIS deep link exists.
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