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OSHA Injury Report: CANTEX INC.-Specialty Facility

Injury · Days away from work

At a glance

On , an injury at CANTEX INC.-Specialty Facility in 2101 SE 1st St., Mineral Wells, TX 76067 resulted in days away from work. Employee was maintenance Technician in pVC pipe manufacturing.

Where did this happen?

Establishment
CANTEX INC.-Specialty Facility
Parent company
CANTEX
Street
2101 SE 1st St.
City
Mineral Wells
State
TX
ZIP
76067
On-site location
Maintenance Shop

What was the outcome?

Outcome
Days away from work (code 2)
Type
Injury (code 1)
Days away from work
84
Days restricted or transferred
29

Before the incident

Employee was cutting a weld off of a flat piece of metal using a grinder.

What happened

As he was grinding the grinder blade caught a piece of his fabric glove causing it to first make contact with his left thumb and become entangled in the glove causing the grinder to then skip over the top of his fingers on his left hand also making contact with those.

Injury or illness

Laceration

Object or substance involved

Grinding wheel

Summary line

Laceration to left thumb due to struck by grinder.

Employee and industry

Job description
Maintenance Technician
SOC code
49-9041 — Industrial Machinery Mechanics
NAICS code
326122 — PVC pipe manufacturing
NAICS vintage
2022
Avg employees
166
Total hours worked
345280
EIN
133645159
Establishment ID
1089034
Employer case #
2

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Time of incident
14:40
Filing year
2024
Submitted
02FEB2025:22:42:00

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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.