Piney Flats, TN —
OSHA Injury Report: Modern Forge
Injury · Days away from work
At a glance
On , an injury at Modern Forge in Piney Flats, TN 37686 resulted in days away from work. Employee was trim Press Operator in cold forgings made from purchased iron or steel, unfinished.
Where did this happen?
- Establishment
- Modern Forge
- Parent company
- Modern Group
- Street
- 501 Rock Lane
- City
- Piney Flats
- State
- TN
- ZIP
- 37686
- On-site location
- Hammer 2173
What was the outcome?
- Outcome
- Days away from work (code 2)
- Type
- Injury (code 1)
- Days away from work
- 16
- Days restricted or transferred
- 20
Before the incident
Driving in a dowel with a sledge hammer.
What happened
A piece of metal from the hammer or dowel chipped off and entered his right leg.
Injury or illness
Piece of metal in the leg.
Object or substance involved
Piece of metal from the sledge hammer or dowel.
Summary line
Piece of metal entered right leg when driving dowel with sledge hammer
Employee and industry
- Job description
- Trim Press Operator
- SOC code
- 51-4031 — Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
- NAICS code
- 332111 — Cold forgings made from purchased iron or steel, unfinished
- NAICS vintage
- 2022
- Avg employees
- 177
- Total hours worked
- 389668
- EIN
- 270474248
- Establishment ID
- 997667
- Employer case #
- 2023-2
When (timing detail)
- Date of incident
- Shift started
- 14:00:00.000
- Time of incident
- 21:45:00.000
- Submitted
- 27FEB24:16:37:00
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.