Columbus, NE ·
OSHA Injury Report: Valmont Industries
Injury · Other recordable case
At a glance
On , an injury at Valmont Industries in 1600 E 29th Ave, Columbus, NE 68601 resulted in other recordable case. Employee was fitter Welder III in fabricated structural metal manufacturing.
Where did this happen?
- Establishment
- Valmont Industries
- Parent company
- Valmont Industries
- Street
- 1600 E 29th Ave
- City
- Columbus
- State
- NE
- ZIP
- 68601
- On-site location
- Inside Building 2169 Midsize Pole Assembly
What was the outcome?
- Outcome
- Other recordable case (code 4)
- Type
- Injury (code 1)
Before the incident
EE bent down to pick up a Vang from a pallet on the top side of a pole that was being fitted. a draft of air blew through the pole as a garage overhead door was being opened resulting in foreign objects blowing in their left eye.
What happened
EE bent down to pick up a Vang from a pallet on the top side of a pole that was being fitted. a draft of air blew through the pole as a garage overhead door was being opened resulting in foreign objects blowing in their left eye.
Injury or illness
Exposure to Foreign body or Debris(Left Eye)
Object or substance involved
Foreign body or Debris
Summary line
EE bent down to pick up a Vang from a pallet on the top side of a pole that was being fitted. a draft of air blew through the pole as a garage overhead door was being opened resulting in foreign objects blowing in their left eye.
Employee and industry
- Job description
- Fitter Welder III
- SOC code
- 51-4121: Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers
- NAICS code
- 332312: Fabricated structural metal manufacturing
- NAICS vintage
- 2022
- Employees at this establishment (2023 average)
- 158
- Hours worked at this establishment (2023 total)
- 370,422
- Establishment ID
- 1137496
- Employer case #
- 23_4142
When (timing detail)
- Date of incident
- Shift started
- 06:30
- Time of incident
- 09:00
- Filing year
- 2023
- Submitted to OSHA
- 2024-02-19
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Source
Data from OSHA ITA Form 300/301 electronic submissions, filing year 2023. ITA Case Detail records are establishment-reported submissions, not OSHA inspections, so no per-record IMIS deep link exists.
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