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OSHA Injury Report: Oerlikon Metco - Troy

Injury · Job transfer or restriction

On , an injury at Oerlikon Metco - Troy in Troy, MI 48084 resulted in job transfer or restriction. Employee was cladding Operator in powder, nonferrous metals (except aluminum, copper), made from purchased metal.

Establishment
Oerlikon Metco - Troy
Parent company
Oerlikon Metco
Street
1972 Meijer Drive
City
Troy
State
MI
ZIP
48084
On-site location
Cladding production area
Outcome
Job transfer or restriction (code 3)
Type
Injury (code 1)
Days restricted or transferred
10

Employee was moving empty metal drums onto wooden pallet

Operator had placed one empty drum on pallet and twisted at waist to retrieve a second drum. He felt a sudden pain in lower back.

Diagnosed as lumbar sprain.

Twisting motion at waist.

Operator strained his lower back when performing a twisting motion at the waist.

Job description
Cladding Operator
SOC code
51-4051 — Metal-Refining Furnace Operators and Tenders
NAICS code
331492 — Powder, nonferrous metals (except aluminum, copper), made from purchased metal
NAICS vintage
2022
Avg employees
82
Total hours worked
162990
EIN
382654206
Establishment ID
190426
Employer case #
23-02
Date of incident
Shift started
6:00:00.000
Time of incident
8:15:00.000
Submitted
01MAR24:21:44:00

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.