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OSHA Injury Report: WW AFCO Steel-Hirschfeld Division-Abilene

Injury · Job transfer or restriction

On , an injury at WW AFCO Steel-Hirschfeld Division-Abilene in Abilene, TX 79602 resulted in job transfer or restriction. Employee was welder in structural steel, fabricated, manufacturing.

Establishment
WW AFCO Steel-Hirschfeld Division-Abilene
Parent company
WW AFCO Steel
Street
771 Virgil St.
City
Abilene
State
TX
ZIP
79602
On-site location
Abilene Heavy Shop
Outcome
Job transfer or restriction (code 3)
Type
Injury (code 1)
Days restricted or transferred
7

Employee was straightening a steel base plate that was warped using a hydraulic cylinder.

The hydraulic cylinder coupling wedged the employees finger between the plate and the coupling when it engaged.

Employees left middle finger received a laceration

Base plate and hydraulic cylinder

Left middle finger laceration from pinch point between material

Job description
Welder
SOC code
51-4121 — Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers
NAICS code
332312 — Structural steel, fabricated, manufacturing
NAICS vintage
2022
Avg employees
78
Total hours worked
211954
EIN
30585600
Establishment ID
554468
Employer case #
2
Date of incident
Shift started
6:00:00.000
Time of incident
7:10:00.000
Submitted
21FEB24:21:01:00

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.