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OSHA Injury Report: Highland Tank & Manufacturing Company

Injury · Job transfer or restriction

At a glance

On , an injury at Highland Tank & Manufacturing Company in 1 Highland Road, Stoystown, PA 15563 resulted in job transfer or restriction. Employee was fitter in bulk storage tanks, heavy gauge metal, manufacturing.

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Where did this happen?

Establishment
Highland Tank & Manufacturing Company
Parent company
Highland Tank & Manufacturing Company
Street
1 Highland Road
City
Stoystown
State
PA
ZIP
15563
On-site location
Big Room - Lower

What was the outcome?

Outcome
Job transfer or restriction (code 3)
Type
Injury (code 1)
Days restricted or transferred
56

Before the incident

Using a hand [REDACTED]

What happened

While using a hand jack to pull the tank body tight to the tank head a weld on the eye attachment point broke causing the employee 's finger to get pinched between the jack handle and tank shell.

Injury or illness

Laceration and fracture to finger

Object or substance involved

hand jack handle and tank shell

Summary line

Fractured hand when tightening tank shell with jack

Employee and industry

Job description
Fitter
SOC code
51-2099 — Assemblers and Fabricators, All Other
NAICS code
332420 — Bulk storage tanks, heavy gauge metal, manufacturing
NAICS vintage
2022
Avg employees
142
Total hours worked
242704
EIN
250918977
Establishment ID
590368
Employer case #
HQ-23-09

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
14:00:00.000
Time of incident
18:00:00.000
Filing year
2023
Submitted
07FEB24:18:26:00

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Source

Data from OSHA ITA Form 300/301 electronic submissions, filing year 2023. ITA Case Detail records are establishment-reported submissions, not OSHA inspections — no per-record IMIS deep link exists.