Boyertown, PA ·
OSHA Injury Report: Global Advanced Metals
Injury · Other recordable case
At a glance
On , an injury at Global Advanced Metals in 1223 County Line Road, Boyertown, PA 19512 resulted in other recordable case. Employee was mechanic 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
- B036 at vertical bandsaw
What was the outcome?
- Outcome
- Other recordable case (code 4)
- Type
- Injury (code 1)
Before the incident
Employee was using a bandsaw to cut a shape on a piece of polypropylene material 5x2 3 4x1. Employee was pushing the material being cut into blade with a pusher stick.
What happened
The material being cut and being pushed by the pusher stick slipped past the cutting portion of the blade. The pusher stick and the employees thumb contacted the cutting portion of the blade.
Injury or illness
Laceration to the back side of the right thumb.
Object or substance involved
Bandsaw blade
Summary line
laceration to back side of right thumb from bandsaw blade
Employee and industry
- Job description
- Mechanic
- SOC code
- 49-9041: Industrial Machinery Mechanics
- 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 #
- 3
When (timing detail)
- Date of incident
- Shift started
- 05:00
- Time of incident
- 06:45
- 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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