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OSHA Injury Report: Ken-Tool Inc.

Injury · Days away from work

At a glance

On , an injury at Ken-Tool Inc. in 768 E. North Street, Akron, OH 44305 resulted in days away from work. Employee was forger in cold forgings made from purchased iron or steel, unfinished.

Where did this happen?

Establishment
Ken-Tool Inc.
Street
768 E. North Street
City
Akron
State
OH
ZIP
44305
On-site location
Hot Side

What was the outcome?

Outcome
Days away from work (code 2)
Type
Injury (code 1)
Days away from work
60

Before the incident

EE was operating the 300 Ton Press

What happened

While the EE was operating the 300 Ton Press the [REDACTED] was loose when the EE cycled the press the [REDACTED] shot out of the press and struck the EE in the [REDACTED].

Injury or illness

Contusion Lacerated Liver (diagnosis) Abdomen

Object or substance involved

Die Key from Press

Summary line

A die key struck EE in the abdomen

Employee and industry

Job description
Forger
SOC code
51-4022 — Forging Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
NAICS code
332111 — Cold forgings made from purchased iron or steel, unfinished
NAICS vintage
2022
Avg employees
48
Total hours worked
73000
EIN
340604580
Establishment ID
979541
Employer case #
23-Jan

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
6:00:00.000
Time of incident
6:30:00.000
Submitted
10JAN24:21:57:00

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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.