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OSHA Injury Report: H.B. Carbide

Injury · Job transfer or restriction

At a glance

On , an injury at H.B. Carbide in 4210 Doyle Drive, Lewiston, MI 49756 resulted in job transfer or restriction. Employee was production Operator in tools and accessories for machine tools manufacturing.

Where did this happen?

Establishment
H.B. Carbide
Parent company
Star Cutter Company
Street
4210 Doyle Drive
City
Lewiston
State
MI
ZIP
49756
On-site location
Powder Area

What was the outcome?

Outcome
Job transfer or restriction (code 3)
Type
Injury (code 1)
Days restricted or transferred
14

Before the incident

The employee was measuring out powder on the powder weigh ups.

What happened

The employee picked up a bag of carbide approximately 30-40 pounds. The employee turned around and as emptying the bag of powder into the gravity bin and felt a pop in his lower back.

Injury or illness

Lambar Strain

Object or substance involved

Bag of carbide powder

Summary line

[REDACTED] strain from picking up a bag of powder carbide

Employee and industry

Job description
Production Operator
SOC code
51-9199 — Production Workers, All Other
NAICS code
333515 — Tools and accessories for machine tools manufacturing
NAICS vintage
2022
Avg employees
136
Total hours worked
279858
EIN
382189124
Establishment ID
1333279
Employer case #
2

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
13:00
Time of incident
16:00
Filing year
2024
Submitted
25FEB2025:15:50:00

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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.