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OSHA Injury Report: Dave Steel Co Inc - Chesnee

Injury · Job transfer or restriction

On , an injury at Dave Steel Co Inc - Chesnee in Asheville, NC 28803 resulted in job transfer or restriction. Employee was welder in structural steel, fabricated, manufacturing.

Establishment
Dave Steel Co Inc - Chesnee
Parent company
Dave Steel Company
Street
40 Meadow Road
City
Asheville
State
NC
ZIP
28803
On-site location
Fabrication Floor
Outcome
Job transfer or restriction (code 3)
Type
Injury (code 1)
Days restricted or transferred
20

He was attempting to loosen a stuck nut from the 1-1 8 bolt that was about 7 long.

He decided to pound the nut on a steel buck to loosen it and he misjudged and got his finger between the buck and the bolt.

Right index finger was smashed between bolt and buck. Required stitches.

7 x 1-1 8 bolt and a steel buck

Right hand finger was smashed when caught between a buck and a 1-1 8 bolt he was holding

Job description
Welder
SOC code
51-4121 — Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers
NAICS code
332312 — Structural steel, fabricated, manufacturing
NAICS vintage
2022
Avg employees
54
Total hours worked
131150
EIN
560196312
Establishment ID
1078922
Employer case #
1
Date of incident
Shift started
6:00:00.000
Time of incident
14:15:00.000
Submitted
23JAN24:18:26:00

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.