Braintree, MA ·
OSHA Injury Report: Wollaston Alloys, Inc.
Injury · Days away from work
At a glance
On , an injury at Wollaston Alloys, Inc. in 205 Wood Rd., Braintree, MA 21842498 resulted in days away from work. Employee was welder in steel foundries (except investment).
Where did this happen?
- Establishment
- Wollaston Alloys, Inc.
- Parent company
- Wollaston Alloys, Inc.
- Street
- 205 Wood Rd.
- City
- Braintree
- State
- MA
- ZIP
- 21842498
- On-site location
- Welding Booth
What was the outcome?
- Outcome
- Days away from work (code 2)
- Type
- Injury (code 1)
- Days away from work
- 54
Before the incident
EE was setting up tp weld a large castin (GOULDS [REDACTED] weighing approx. 650 lbs.) The EE used a hoist to place the casting upright on the floor inside his welding booth.
What happened
After the casting was set on the floor to be welded the EE stated that either himself or a piece of his welding equipment bumped into the casting causing the casting to fall over. As the casting fell it scraped against the employees right leg (below the knee) and landed on the top of the employee 's right foot. The EE was able tog et the attention of a nearby coworker who helped free the employee 's foot from underneath the casting. The ee immediately walked to the nearby locker room where he was met by management who had just been notified of the incident by the employee working nearby. THe injured eemployee called his father who arrived [REDACTED] and drove the employee to the South Shore Hospital in [REDACTED] (7 miles.) EE was wearing required PPE at time of incident
Injury or illness
EE was diagnosed with a right-foot contusion. A fasciotomy was performed to alleviate pressure in the tendons and muscles of the foot caused by the impact of the object (Compartment Syndrome).
Object or substance involved
Goulds 1E737 Steel Casting Alloy-Type: CF8M weight approx. 650 lbs.
Summary line
Right-foot contusion caused by 650lb. steel casting falling onto foot
Employee and industry
- Job description
- Welder
- SOC code
- 51-4121: Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Braze-rs
- NAICS code
- 331513: Steel foundries (except investment)
- NAICS vintage
- 2022
- Employees at this establishment (2024 average)
- 109
- Hours worked at this establishment (2024 total)
- 213,586
- EIN
- 510262050
- Establishment ID
- 1255272
- Employer case #
- 1
When (timing detail)
- Date of incident
- Shift started
- 05:30
- Time of incident
- 10:00
- Filing year
- 2024
- Submitted to OSHA
- 2025-01-08
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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.
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