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OSHA Injury Report: US Zinc

Injury · Days away from work

On , an injury at US Zinc in Millington, TN 38053 resulted in days away from work. Employee was maintenance in smelting and refining of nonferrous metals (except aluminum, copper), secondary.

Establishment
US Zinc
Parent company
US Zinc
Street
3380 Fite Road
City
Millington
State
TN
ZIP
38053
On-site location
Repairing F Line Gather up conveyor screw.
Outcome
Days away from work (code 2)
Type
Injury (code 1)
Days away from work
32

Repairing F Line Gather up conveyor screw. Trying to get screw started after repairs.

Worker was trying to turn the screw manually in order to get it started. He got his hand caught between drive belts and pulley on screw drive motor. Tip of left index finger was partially severed.

Partially severed left index finger tip just above top joint.

Belts and pulley.

Partially severed left index finger tip just above top joint.

Job description
Maintenance
SOC code
49-9041 — Industrial Machinery Mechanics
NAICS code
331492 — Smelting and refining of nonferrous metals (except aluminum, copper), secondary
NAICS vintage
2022
Avg employees
27
Total hours worked
58896
Establishment ID
1146685
Employer case #
4
Date of incident
Shift started
7:00:00.000
Time of incident
14:37:00.000
Submitted
22FEB24:16:39:00

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.