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OSHA Injury Report: Ames Advanced Material Corp.

Injury · Job transfer or restriction

At a glance

On , an injury at Ames Advanced Material Corp. in 3900 South Clinton Avenue, South Plainfield, NJ 7080 resulted in job transfer or restriction. Employee was chemical Operator in nonferrous alloys (except aluminum, copper) made in integrated secondary smelting and alloying plants.

Where did this happen?

Establishment
Ames Advanced Material Corp.
Parent company
Ames Advanced Material Corp.
Street
3900 South Clinton Avenue
City
South Plainfield
State
NJ
ZIP
7080
On-site location
Screening room

What was the outcome?

Outcome
Job transfer or restriction (code 3)
Type
Injury (code 1)
Days restricted or transferred
6

Before the incident

Loading trays in rack

What happened

Employee was moving a drying rack carrying roughly 400LBs of material onto a small ramp. The drying rack began to tilt to the right side as he moved rack onto ramp and several trays started to slide out. Employee stepped in the way to prevent sliding trays from falling and was knocked him into the wall next to the platform.

Injury or illness

Strain of lumbar region

Object or substance involved

Trays containing product

Summary line

Strain of lumbar region

Employee and industry

Job description
Chemical Operator
SOC code
51-4199 — Metal Workers and Plastic Workers, All Other
NAICS code
331492 — Nonferrous alloys (except aluminum, copper) made in integrated secondary smelting and alloying plants
NAICS vintage
2012
Avg employees
149
Total hours worked
275689
EIN
463797538
Establishment ID
75684
Employer case #
5

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
5:00
Time of incident
7:30
Filing year
2024
Submitted
06FEB2025:20:59:00

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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.