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OSHA Injury Report: Samuel Advanced Fabrication

Injury · Days away from work

At a glance

On , an injury at Samuel Advanced Fabrication in 2275 E Ganley Rd., Tucson, AZ 85706 resulted in days away from work. Employee was sandblaster in vessels, heavy gauge metal, manufacturing.

Where did this happen?

Establishment
Samuel Advanced Fabrication
Parent company
Samuel, Son & Co. (USA) Inc.
Street
2275 E Ganley Rd.
City
Tucson
State
AZ
ZIP
85706
On-site location
2275 paint and blast facility

What was the outcome?

Outcome
Days away from work (code 2)
Type
Injury (code 1)
Days away from work
15

Before the incident

While laying on the ground the employee was repositioning himself and the blast hose nozzle to blast the underside of a pipe.

What happened

As the employee was repositioning himself and the blast hose his hand was resting on the safety trigger. As he was repositioning the trigger made contact with the ground causing the blast nozzle to engage and spiral out of control. This allowed for the stream of blast media to contact the employees elbow.

Injury or illness

Abrasion of the skin of the left elbow with foreign debris in the skin

Object or substance involved

steel grit blasting media

Summary line

Abrasion of skin of Lt. elbow; Foreign body in skin caused by steel grit blasting media

Employee and industry

Job description
Sandblaster
SOC code
51-9021 — Crushing, Grinding, and Polishing Machine Setters, Operators, a
NAICS code
332420 — Vessels, heavy gauge metal, manufacturing
NAICS vintage
2022
Avg employees
190
Total hours worked
364973
EIN
061251791
Establishment ID
1289305
Employer case #
25-05

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
4:00
Time of incident
9:00
Filing year
2025
Submitted
15JAN26:16:02:00

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Source

Data from OSHA ITA Form 300/301 electronic submissions, filing year 2025. ITA Case Detail records are establishment-reported submissions, not OSHA inspections — no per-record IMIS deep link exists.