Cleveland, OH —
OSHA Injury Report: Kowalski Heat Treating Company
Injury · Days away from work
At a glance
On , an injury at Kowalski Heat Treating Company in Cleveland, OH 44113 resulted in days away from work. Employee was hT Operator in hardening (i.e., heat treating) metals and metal products for the trade.
Where did this happen?
- Establishment
- Kowalski Heat Treating Company
- Parent company
- Kowalski Heat Treat Company
- Street
- 3611 Detroit Avenue
- City
- Cleveland
- State
- OH
- ZIP
- 44113
- On-site location
- vacuum furnace area
What was the outcome?
- Outcome
- Days away from work (code 2)
- Type
- Injury (code 1)
- Days away from work
- 26
Before the incident
Racking parts for vacuum furnace
What happened
Employee injured finger on right hand while racking parts. Using a magnet to move parts and parts slipped causing finger to be pinched between metal parts. Employee did not feel a need to seek medical treatment and worked remainder of shift. Employee went to Urgent care the following day and was provided with a splint.
Injury or illness
Employee injured finger on right hand. Provided with a splint by urgent care initially cleared to return to work in 2 days.
Object or substance involved
Metal parts
Summary line
while racking parts the parts shifted and finger on right hand was pinched between metal parts
Employee and industry
- Job description
- HT Operator
- SOC code
- 51-9011 — Chemical Equipment Operators and Tenders
- NAICS code
- 332811 — Hardening (i.e., heat treating) metals and metal products for the trade
- NAICS vintage
- 2022
- Avg employees
- 35
- Total hours worked
- 72800
- Establishment ID
- 170850
- Employer case #
- 1
When (timing detail)
- Date of incident
- Time of incident
- 14:40:00.000
- Submitted
- 19FEB24:16:12:00
Source
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.