Johnstown, PA —
OSHA Injury Report: Johnstown Facility
Injury · Days away from work
At a glance
On , an injury at Johnstown Facility in Johnstown, PA 159E6 resulted in days away from work. Employee was melter in powder made from purchased iron or steel.
Where did this happen?
- Establishment
- Johnstown Facility
- Parent company
- North American Hoganas High Alloys
- Street
- 101 Bridge Street
- City
- Johnstown
- State
- PA
- ZIP
- 159E6
- On-site location
- Alloy Melt Tower 3rd Floor
What was the outcome?
- Outcome
- Days away from work (code 2)
- Type
- Injury (code 1)
- Days away from work
- 56
- Days restricted or transferred
- 13
Before the incident
Employee was preparing to remove a solid metal slug from the inside of small tundish used in a induction furnace melting and atomization operation.
What happened
While swinging a sledgehammer to remove a solid metal slug from a small tundish the employee felt pain in his groin area.
Injury or illness
Inguinal hernia.
Object or substance involved
Sledgehammer
Summary line
Inguinal Hernia. While swinging a sledge hammer to remove a solid slug from the inside of a tundish felt pain develop in the groin area.
Employee and industry
- Job description
- Melter
- SOC code
- 51-4051 — Metal-Refining Furnace Operators and Tenders
- NAICS code
- 331221 — Powder made from purchased iron or steel
- NAICS vintage
- 2022
- Avg employees
- 128
- Total hours worked
- 247451
- EIN
- 510286842
- Establishment ID
- 184829
- Employer case #
- 2023-01
When (timing detail)
- Date of incident
- Shift started
- 14:00:00.000
- Time of incident
- 17:00:00.000
- Submitted
- 01MAR24:15:03:00
Source
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.