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OSHA Injury Report: The Great Lakes Towing Company

Injury · Job transfer or restriction

At a glance

On , an injury at The Great Lakes Towing Company in 4500 Division Ave, Cleveland, OH 44102 resulted in job transfer or restriction. Employee was welder Fitter in ship Building/ Ship Repair.

Where did this happen?

Establishment
The Great Lakes Towing Company
Parent company
Great Lakes Towing Company
Street
4500 Division Ave
City
Cleveland
State
OH
ZIP
44102
On-site location
Customer Vessel

What was the outcome?

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

Before the incident

Employee was tasked with using an angle grinder to make room for a belt tensioner.

What happened

Employee was tasked with cutting a clearance in a plate for a belt tensioner. The angle grinder kicked back and cut his lower lip

Injury or illness

Laceration to the lower lip.

Object or substance involved

The cutting wheel of the grinder.

Summary line

Laceration of lower lip

Employee and industry

Job description
Welder Fitter
SOC code
51-4121 — Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers
NAICS code
336611 — Ship Building/ Ship Repair
NAICS vintage
2012
Avg employees
133
Total hours worked
188548
EIN
341225181
Establishment ID
572940
Employer case #
2025-0002

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
7:30
Time of incident
20:00
Filing year
2025
Submitted
22JAN26:12:18:00

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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.