Abilene, TX ·
OSHA Injury Report: WW AFCO Steel-Hirschfeld Division-Abilene
Injury · Job transfer or restriction
At a glance
On , an injury at WW AFCO Steel-Hirschfeld Division-Abilene in 771 Virgil St., Abilene, TX 79602 resulted in job transfer or restriction. Employee was welder in structural steel, fabricated, manufacturing.
Where did this happen?
- 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
What was the outcome?
- Outcome
- Job transfer or restriction (code 3)
- Type
- Injury (code 1)
- Days restricted or transferred
- 7
Before the incident
Employee was straightening a steel base plate that was warped using a hydraulic cylinder.
What happened
The hydraulic cylinder coupling wedged the employees finger between the plate and the coupling when it engaged.
Injury or illness
Employees left middle finger received a laceration
Object or substance involved
Base plate and hydraulic cylinder
Summary line
Left middle finger laceration from pinch point between material
Employee and industry
- Job description
- Welder
- SOC code
- 51-4121: Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers
- NAICS code
- 332312: Structural steel, fabricated, manufacturing
- NAICS vintage
- 2022
- Employees at this establishment (2023 average)
- 78
- Hours worked at this establishment (2023 total)
- 211,954
- EIN
- 30585600
- Establishment ID
- 554468
- Employer case #
- 2
When (timing detail)
- Date of incident
- Shift started
- 06:00
- Time of incident
- 07:10
- Filing year
- 2023
- Submitted to OSHA
- 2024-02-21
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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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