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OSHA Injury Report: Smeal-Synder

Injury · Other recordable case

On , an injury at Smeal-Synder in Snyder, NE 68664 resulted in other recordable case. Employee was welder I in fire Truck Manufacturer.

Establishment
Smeal-Synder
Parent company
Smeal SFA, Inc.
Street
610 W 4th ST
City
Snyder
State
NE
ZIP
68664
On-site location
Pumper fabrication fit up line
Outcome
Other recordable case (code 4)
Type
Injury (code 1)

Employee was installing wire clips into the R1 compartment that was missed on the body fixture

Employee was installing wire clips in R1 compartment of KME pumper body the were missed on the body fixture during this activity the employee placed their head in a tight area trying to see location of the next clip when the employee turned their head striking the door header causing a laceration to their upper lip

Nature of InjuryIllness Laceration Body Parts Mouth TeethFace

Employee stuck their upper lip on the compartment header that will hold the door springs once unit is built

Nature of InjuryIllness Laceration Cause of InjuryIllnessCutPunctureScrape Body Parts Mouth TeethFace Object Substance Employee stuck their upper lip on the compartment header that will hold the door springs once unit is built

Job description
Welder I
SOC code
51-4121 — Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers
NAICS code
336120 — Fire Truck Manufacturer
NAICS vintage
2022
Avg employees
250
Total hours worked
464064
Establishment ID
1182593
Employer case #
US-SMEAL -
Date of incident
Shift started
6:00:00.000
Time of incident
13:40:00.000
Submitted
28FEB24:16:47:00

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.