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OSHA Injury Report: Oerlikon Metco

Injury · Days away from work

At a glance

On , an injury at Oerlikon Metco in 1101 Prospect Avenue, Westbury, NY 11590 resulted in days away from work. Employee was distribution center associate in powder metallurgy products manufactured on a job or order basis.

Where did this happen?

Establishment
Oerlikon Metco
Parent company
Oerlikon
Street
1101 Prospect Avenue
City
Westbury
State
NY
ZIP
11590
On-site location
Loading dock east end

What was the outcome?

Outcome
Days away from work (code 2)
Type
Injury (code 1)
Days away from work
2
Days restricted or transferred
96

Before the incident

Employee was lifting a box containing a printer and putting it on a lift table.

What happened

Employee was lifting a box which was too heavy to lift by himself and was lifting with his back instead of his legs. Upon performing the lift employee immediately felt pain in his lower back.

Injury or illness

Strained lower back.

Object or substance involved

Heavy printer box.

Summary line

Strained lower back while lifting heavy box

Employee and industry

Job description
Distribution center associate
SOC code
9999 — Uncoded
NAICS code
332117 — Powder metallurgy products manufactured on a job or order basis
NAICS vintage
2022
Avg employees
282
Total hours worked
538692
EIN
382654206
Establishment ID
570211
Employer case #
6

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
10:56:00.000
Time of incident
11:00:00.000
Submitted
02FEB24:22:31:00

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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.