OSHA Injury Report: Global Advanced Metals

At a glance

Where did this happen?

What was the outcome?

Before the incident

Employee had used a tool to loosen the heat treat trays to prepare the trays to be picked up and moved. The operator was preparing to pick up trays from a cart below shoulder level and remove the powder contents from the tray.

What happened

The operator placed his left had on empty heat treat tray to move it. Operator looked the opposite direction and extended his right arm outward to place a tool on a bench and unexpectedly pulled slid the 13-pound empty tray from the cart. Operator felt a pain in his left shoulder accompanied with numbness and tingling to the digits of his left hand if he moved this left arm in an outward motion.

Injury or illness

Strained muscle tendon of rotator cuff of L shoulder w involvement of brachial plexus

Object or substance involved

Unexpected downward movement of left arm while in an outward position while grasping a 13- pound tray.

Summary line

Strain to left muscle tendon of the rotator cuff from moving empty heat treat tray.

Employee and industry

When (timing detail)

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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 — no per-record IMIS deep link exists.