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OSHA Injury Report: Carolina Metal Recyclers, Inc.

Injury · Job transfer or restriction

At a glance

On , an injury at Carolina Metal Recyclers, Inc. in 1705 W. Garner Rd., Garner, NC 27529 resulted in job transfer or restriction. Employee was laborer in metal scrap and waste merchant wholesalers.

Where did this happen?

Establishment
Carolina Metal Recyclers, Inc.
Parent company
Carolina Metal Recyclers, Inc.
Street
1705 W. Garner Rd.
City
Garner
State
NC
ZIP
27529
On-site location
1705 W. Garner Rd.

What was the outcome?

Outcome
Job transfer or restriction (code 3)
Type
Injury (code 1)
Days restricted or transferred
7

Before the incident

Working at the picking station doing maintenance while everything was shutdown.

What happened

Employee used a rake to unjam the [REDACTED] and the rake slipped off the jammed material which caused the employee to fall backward and hit his right arm above the elbow. This resulted in a contusion of right upper arm.

Injury or illness

Contusion of right upper arm.

Object or substance involved

Falling back causing right arm to be struct by fall.

Summary line

Employee used a rake to unjam the [REDACTED] and the rake slipped off the jammed material which caused the employee to fall backward and hit his right arm above the elbow.

Employee and industry

Job description
Laborer
SOC code
53-7062 — Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand
NAICS code
423930 — Metal scrap and waste merchant wholesalers
NAICS vintage
2022
Avg employees
33
Total hours worked
71955
EIN
263861814
Establishment ID
752930
Employer case #
2

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
6:49:00.000
Time of incident
7:30:00.000
Filing year
2023
Submitted
02JAN24:21:44:00

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Source

Data from OSHA ITA Form 300/301 electronic submissions, filing year 2023. ITA Case Detail records are establishment-reported submissions, not OSHA inspections — no per-record IMIS deep link exists.