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OSHA Injury Report: Hussey Copper Leetsdale Plant

Injury · Days away from work

On , an injury at Hussey Copper Leetsdale Plant in Leetsdale, PA 15056 resulted in days away from work. Employee was baler Operator in copper smelting and refining, primary.

Establishment
Hussey Copper Leetsdale Plant
Parent company
Hussey Copper
Street
100 Washington St
City
Leetsdale
State
PA
ZIP
15056
On-site location
Baler Conveyor
Outcome
Days away from work (code 2)
Type
Injury (code 1)
Days away from work
43

Prying metal with a tapping bar.

Extended his arm to put it back.

Shoulder strain

Tapping bar.

After using an 18lb tapping bar on a task Employee reached out with his left arm to place the bar back where he grabbed it. He felt a tweak and pop in his left shoulder.

Job description
Baler Operator
SOC code
9999 — Uncoded
NAICS code
331410 — Copper smelting and refining, primary
NAICS vintage
2022
Avg employees
275
Total hours worked
599230
Establishment ID
813344
Employer case #
6
Date of incident
Shift started
5:00:00.000
Time of incident
9:45:00.000
Submitted
28FEB24:14:51:00

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.