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West Allis, WI —

OSHA Injury Report: Blast Cleaning Technologies

Injury · Job transfer or restriction

At a glance

On , an injury at Blast Cleaning Technologies in 6682 West Greenfield Avenue, West Allis, WI 53214 resulted in job transfer or restriction. Employee was shop Assistant in highway bridge sections, prefabricated metal, manufacturing.

Where did this happen?

Establishment
Blast Cleaning Technologies
Parent company
Blast Cleaning Technologies
Street
6682 West Greenfield Avenue
City
West Allis
State
WI
ZIP
53214
On-site location
Assembly Bay

What was the outcome?

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

Before the incident

Grinding a weld with a corded grinder

What happened

While grinding a weld with a corded grinder the employee attempted to inspect the weld immediately after powering off the tool. Unaware that the grinder did not have a brake he contacted the still-rotating cutoff wheel resulting in a laceration

Injury or illness

laceration to his left index finger. Treated and restricted from tool use with left hand for 3 days

Object or substance involved

Grinder

Summary line

laceration to his left index finger

Employee and industry

Job description
Shop Assistant
SOC code
51-9198 — Helpers--Production Workers
NAICS code
332312 — Highway bridge sections, prefabricated metal, manufacturing
NAICS vintage
2022
Avg employees
280
Total hours worked
628375
EIN
262664218
Establishment ID
1445760
Employer case #
4

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
6:00
Filing year
2025
Submitted
29JAN26:22:09:00

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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.