Mooresboro, NC ·
OSHA Injury Report: Befesa Zinc Metal
Injury · Days away from work
At a glance
On , an injury at Befesa Zinc Metal in 484 Hicks Grove Rd, Mooresboro, NC 28114 resulted in days away from work. Employee was production Supervisor in nonferrous metal shapes (except aluminum, copper) made in integrated secondary smelting and extruding mills.
Where did this happen?
- Establishment
- Befesa Zinc Metal
- Parent company
- Befesa Zinc Metal
- Street
- 484 Hicks Grove Rd
- City
- Mooresboro
- State
- NC
- ZIP
- 28114
- On-site location
- PX-601 Press Building
What was the outcome?
- Outcome
- Days away from work (code 2)
- Type
- Injury (code 1)
- Days away from work
- 10
Before the incident
Cleaning out vacuum box on [REDACTED]
What happened
Operator was pressure washing the vacuum box on [REDACTED] while doing this the pressure washer wand bounced back and struck him below the right eye.
Injury or illness
Laceration to right eye
Object or substance involved
High pressure water from pressure washer wand.
Summary line
Laceration to Right Eye
Employee and industry
- Job description
- Production Supervisor
- SOC code
- 51-1011: First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers
- NAICS code
- 331491: Nonferrous metal shapes (except aluminum, copper) made in integrated secondary smelting and extruding mills
- NAICS vintage
- 2022
- Employees at this establishment (2023 average)
- 231
- Hours worked at this establishment (2023 total)
- 506,321
- Establishment ID
- 941437
- Employer case #
- IN-2023032
When (timing detail)
- Date of incident
- Shift started
- 06:00
- Time of incident
- 12:00
- Filing year
- 2023
- Submitted to OSHA
- 2024-03-12
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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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