Towanda, PA ·
OSHA Injury Report: Global Tungsten & Powders LLC
Injury · Job transfer or restriction
At a glance
On , an injury at Global Tungsten & Powders LLC in 1 Hawes St, Towanda, PA 188482134 resulted in job transfer or restriction. Employee was powders Opreator in tungsten carbide powder made by metallurgical process.
Where did this happen?
- Establishment
- Global Tungsten & Powders LLC
- Parent company
- Global Tungsten & Powders LLC
- Street
- 1 Hawes St
- City
- Towanda
- State
- PA
- ZIP
- 188482134
- On-site location
- Bldg. 22
What was the outcome?
- Outcome
- Job transfer or restriction (code 3)
- Type
- Injury (code 1)
- Days restricted or transferred
- 7
Before the incident
Removing bricks heating elements and power feeds from #6 Carbide Furnace
What happened
Employee was pulling a power feed through assembly through the side wall Carbide furnace #6. Employee was grasping the L shaped section of the assembly and as the remainder of the assembly was clearing the bricks the unsupported weight caused the fasteners connecting this section to fail causing employee 's hand to continue moving until it came in contact with the opposite wall of the furnace pinching his hand.
Injury or illness
Contusion of right ring finger without damage to nail initial encounter.
Object or substance involved
Power feed assembly
Summary line
Abrasion Contusion of right ring finger
Employee and industry
- Job description
- Powders Opreator
- SOC code
- 51-9011: Chemical Equipment Operators and Tenders
- NAICS code
- 331492: Tungsten carbide powder made by metallurgical process
- NAICS vintage
- 2012
- Employees at this establishment (2024 average)
- 443
- Hours worked at this establishment (2024 total)
- 1,032,029
- Establishment ID
- 996766
- Employer case #
- 6
When (timing detail)
- Date of incident
- Shift started
- 07:00
- Time of incident
- 08:30
- Filing year
- 2024
- Submitted to OSHA
- 2025-01-06
More injuries at Global Tungsten & Powders LLC
View Global Tungsten & Powders LLC's full OSHA safety record →
More injuries in this industry (NAICS 331492)
More injuries in PA
Source
Data from OSHA ITA Form 300/301 electronic submissions, filing year 2024. ITA Case Detail records are establishment-reported submissions, not OSHA inspections, so no per-record IMIS deep link exists.
Look up any company's OSHA accident reports by company, or browse severe injury reports by year, state, and company.