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OSHA Injury Report: BWJ Metalworks, LLC

Injury · Job transfer or restriction

On , an injury at BWJ Metalworks, LLC in Abilene, TX 79601 resulted in job transfer or restriction. Employee was welder in fabricated structural metal manufacturing.

Establishment
BWJ Metalworks, LLC
Parent company
BWJ Metalworks, LLC
Street
3125 E. Hwy 80
City
Abilene
State
TX
ZIP
79601
On-site location
FM-18 SHop
Outcome
Job transfer or restriction (code 3)
Type
Injury (code 1)
Days restricted or transferred
6

Cutting and cleaning a weld with an angle grinder.

Grinder cutting disk got caught between square tubing and steel plate causing a bind and kickback which struck the left forearm.

Cut on left forearm.

Grinder disk.

Cut on left forearm from grinder kickback.

Job description
Welder
SOC code
51-4121 — Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers
NAICS code
332312 — Fabricated structural metal manufacturing
NAICS vintage
2022
Avg employees
56
Total hours worked
185804
EIN
352516470
Establishment ID
431778
Employer case #
9
Date of incident
Shift started
7:00:00.000
Time of incident
7:15:00.000
Submitted
14FEB24:15:42:00

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.