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OSHA Injury Report: J.W. Harris Co., Inc. - Carthage

Injury · Other recordable case

At a glance

On , an injury at J.W. Harris Co., Inc. - Carthage in 131 Frogs Lndg., Carthage, TN 37030 resulted in other recordable case. Employee was machinist in brazing (i.e., hardening) metals and metal products for the trade.

Where did this happen?

Establishment
J.W. Harris Co., Inc. - Carthage
Parent company
Lincoln Electric Holdings Inc.
Street
131 Frogs Lndg.
City
Carthage
State
TN
ZIP
37030
On-site location
Machining Area

What was the outcome?

Outcome
Other recordable case (code 4)
Type
Injury (code 1)

Before the incident

Working at the worktable.

What happened

While seating a block in the vice with a dead bolt hammer the employee accidentally hit the machine and caused the hammer to hit their thumb.

Injury or illness

contusion thumb

Object or substance involved

Hammer

Summary line

contusion on thumb from a hammer

Employee and industry

Job description
Machinist
SOC code
51-4041 — Machinists
NAICS code
332811 — Brazing (i.e., hardening) metals and metal products for the trade
NAICS vintage
2022
Avg employees
80
Total hours worked
244585
EIN
310713399
Establishment ID
816562
Employer case #
207797

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
6:00:00.000
Time of incident
8:45:00.000
Submitted
31JAN24:13:20:00

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Source

Data from OSHA ITA Form 300/301 electronic submissions, filing year unspecified. ITA Case Detail records are establishment-reported submissions, not OSHA inspections — no per-record IMIS deep link exists.