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OSHA Injury Report: Befesa Zinc Metal

Injury · Job transfer or restriction

On , an injury at Befesa Zinc Metal in Mooresboro, NC 28114 resulted in job transfer or restriction. Employee was lead Operator in nonferrous metal shapes (except aluminum, copper) made in integrated secondary smelting and extruding mills.

Establishment
Befesa Zinc Metal
Parent company
Befesa Zinc Metal
Street
484 Hicks Grove Rd
City
Mooresboro
State
NC
ZIP
28114
On-site location
North Tent
Outcome
Job transfer or restriction (code 3)
Type
Injury (code 1)
Days restricted or transferred
150

Offloading salt

Employee was offloading rock salt and had the hose tied down with a rope. The rope broke and the camlock portion of the hose stuck him on his right ankle.

Sprain to the right ankle

Aluminum hose cam buckle

Sprain to the right ankle

Job description
Lead Operator
SOC code
9999 — Uncoded
NAICS code
331491 — Nonferrous metal shapes (except aluminum, copper) made in integrated secondary smelting and extruding mills
NAICS vintage
2022
Avg employees
231
Total hours worked
506321
Establishment ID
941437
Employer case #
IN-2023060
Date of incident
Shift started
6:00:00.000
Time of incident
11:30:00.000
Submitted
12MAR24:18:23:00

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.