Ephrata, PA —
OSHA Injury Report: Astro Machine Works, Inc.
Skin disorder · Days away from work
At a glance
On , a skin disorder at Astro Machine Works, Inc. in Ephrata, PA 17522 resulted in days away from work. Employee was welder and fabricator in machine shops.
Where did this happen?
- Establishment
- Astro Machine Works, Inc.
- Parent company
- Astro Machine Works
- Street
- 470 Wenger Drive
- City
- Ephrata
- State
- PA
- ZIP
- 17522
- On-site location
- Weld shop All-Fab
What was the outcome?
- Outcome
- Days away from work (code 2)
- Type
- Skin disorder (code 2)
- Days away from work
- 21
Before the incident
Welding handling and flipping material.
What happened
The incident happened (Finger was smashed) on [REDACTED] and later got infected - employee was working on a job and flipping a transformer bracket when their finger got smashed between the transformer bracket and a pipe that was tack welded underneath the edge of the table. Employee thought finger was okay and on [REDACTED] employee went to the hospital with infection that was getting worse.
Injury or illness
Sepsis due to cellulitis in left middle finger and hand
Object or substance involved
Steel transformer bracket and steel pipe used for holding air nozzles.
Summary line
Employee was working on a job and flipping a transformer bracket when their finger got smashed between the transformer bracket and a pipe that was tack weleded underneath the edge of the table resulting in septis due to cellulitits of left hand
Employee and industry
- Job description
- Welder and fabricator
- SOC code
- 51-4121 — Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers
- NAICS code
- 332710 — Machine shops
- NAICS vintage
- 2012
- Avg employees
- 127
- Total hours worked
- 275991
- EIN
- 232311405
- Establishment ID
- 90625
- Employer case #
- 1
When (timing detail)
- Date of incident
- Shift started
- 5:00
- Time of incident
- 9:00
- Filing year
- 2024
- Submitted
- 29JAN2025:16:41:00
Source
Data from OSHA ITA Form 300/301 electronic submissions, filing year 2024. ITA Case Detail records are establishment-reported submissions, not OSHA inspections — no per-record IMIS deep link exists.