Springfield, MO ·
OSHA Injury Report: Springfield ABEC
Injury · Days away from work
At a glance
On , an injury at Springfield ABEC in 4420 E. Mustard Way, Springfield, MO 65803 resulted in days away from work. Employee was fabricator in plate work (e.g., bending, cutting, punching, shaping, welding), fabricated metal, manufacturing.
Where did this happen?
- Establishment
- Springfield ABEC
- Parent company
- ABEC Inc.
- Street
- 4420 E. Mustard Way
- City
- Springfield
- State
- MO
- ZIP
- 65803
- On-site location
- Bay 4 Systems Training Area
What was the outcome?
- Outcome
- Days away from work (code 2)
- Type
- Injury (code 1)
- Days away from work
- 1
Before the incident
Employee had been home when they had felt pain from the exposure. Employee had been working on tacking spools together throughout the workday.
What happened
Employee had been working on tacking spools together throughout the day. They do not know exactly when the exposure occurred but had stated at some point they did not utilize PPE or close their eyes during a tack is how the exposure occurred. The employee did not notice any pain until they were later at home and ended up being seen by the ER and prescribed drops.
Injury or illness
Employee sustained arc eye burn to their eyes due to weld arc exposure
Object or substance involved
Tack Welding Arc light
Summary line
Arc Burn to Eyes
Employee and industry
- Job description
- Fabricator
- SOC code
- 47-2211: Sheet Metal Workers
- NAICS code
- 332313: Plate work (e.g., bending, cutting, punching, shaping, welding), fabricated metal, manufacturing
- NAICS vintage
- 2022
- Employees at this establishment (2025 average)
- 198
- Hours worked at this establishment (2025 total)
- 412,124
- Establishment ID
- 1284148
- Employer case #
- 1
When (timing detail)
- Date of incident
- Time of incident
- Not known — the employer filed this case without a time of day.
- Filing year
- 2025
- Submitted to OSHA
- 2026-03-02
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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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