Boyertown, PA ·
OSHA Injury Report: Global Advanced Metals
Injury · Days away from work
At a glance
On , an injury at Global Advanced Metals in 1223 County Line Road, Boyertown, PA 19512 resulted in days away from work. Employee was chemical Digestion Operator in nonferrous metals (except aluminum) smelting and refining, primary.
Where did this happen?
- Establishment
- Global Advanced Metals
- Street
- 1223 County Line Road
- City
- Boyertown
- State
- PA
- ZIP
- 19512
- On-site location
- B073 Screening Area
What was the outcome?
- Outcome
- Days away from work (code 2)
- Type
- Injury (code 1)
- Days away from work
- 5
Before the incident
Employee was using hand tools (small mallet and wooden wedge)to push the cord of the filter cloth into the groove of the press filter plate that was positioned horizontally at a work station in [REDACTED].
What happened
When the employee bumped the cord of the filter cloth into the groove of the press filter plate residual liquid (water and low percentage HF) went behind his safety glasses and into right eye.
Injury or illness
Chemical to right eye. Burn and reduced pH level of right eye.
Object or substance involved
Residual liquid (water and 1-2% HF mixture with a pH of 4)
Summary line
Chemical contact to right eye while installing new filter cloth on press filter plates
Employee and industry
- Job description
- Chemical Digestion Operator
- SOC code
- 51-9011: Chemical Equipment Operators and Tenders
- NAICS code
- 331410: Nonferrous metals (except aluminum) smelting and refining, primary
- NAICS vintage
- 2022
- Employees at this establishment (2023 average)
- 188
- Hours worked at this establishment (2023 total)
- 291,155
- Establishment ID
- 927529
- Employer case #
- 1
When (timing detail)
- Date of incident
- Shift started
- 07:00
- Time of incident
- 08:40
- Filing year
- 2023
- Submitted to OSHA
- 2024-01-23
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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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