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OSHA Injury Report: Werk-Brau

Injury · Job transfer or restriction

At a glance

On , an injury at Werk-Brau in 2800 FOSTORIA AVE, FINDLAY, OH 45840 resulted in job transfer or restriction. Employee was welder in buckets, excavating (e.g., clamshell, concrete, drag scraper, dragline, shovel), manufacturing.

Where did this happen?

Establishment
Werk-Brau
Parent company
Werk-Brau Co., Inc.
Street
2800 FOSTORIA AVE
City
FINDLAY
State
OH
ZIP
45840
On-site location
Grip Robot Cell

What was the outcome?

Outcome
Job transfer or restriction (code 3)
Type
Injury (code 1)
Days restricted or transferred
9

Before the incident

Unknown

What happened

Team Member states he was putting his weld helmet onto his head but it was tight because he had the hood of his sweatshirt pulled over his head. Instead of adjusting the head band he forced it down onto his head while pushing upwards with his head neck and felt pain in his upper back.

Injury or illness

Thoracic strain

Object or substance involved

Team member 's forceful action to put on the weld helmet.

Summary line

Thoracic strain from pulling weld helmet onto his head

Employee and industry

Job description
Welder
SOC code
51-4121 — Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers
NAICS code
333120 — Buckets, excavating (e.g., clamshell, concrete, drag scraper, dragline, shovel), manufacturing
NAICS vintage
2012
Avg employees
144
Total hours worked
286987
EIN
344456894
Establishment ID
138256
Employer case #
11325

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
7:00
Filing year
2025
Submitted
26JAN26:20:19:00

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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.