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OSHA Injury Report: AIM Recycling Phoenix, LLC - McDowell

Injury · Job transfer or restriction

At a glance

On , an injury at AIM Recycling Phoenix, LLC - McDowell in 2144 West McDowell Road, Phoenix, AZ 85009 resulted in job transfer or restriction. Employee was torcher in metal scrap and waste merchant wholesalers.

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Where did this happen?

Establishment
AIM Recycling Phoenix, LLC - McDowell
Parent company
American Iron & Metal
Street
2144 West McDowell Road
City
Phoenix
State
AZ
ZIP
85009
On-site location
West Torching Aera west of Non-Ferrous Warehouse

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 cutting metal using a three foot torch wand.

What happened

The piece of metal the employee was cutting was under pressure. When the employee cut through the pressure release causing the metal to strike the employee on his right lower leg (shin).

Injury or illness

Laceration to the lower right leg (shin).

Object or substance involved

Piece of metal.

Summary line

Torch Cutting a piece of Metal under tension. The metal hit the employee 's leg when the tension was released from being cut.

Employee and industry

Job description
Torcher
SOC code
51-4121 — Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers
NAICS code
423930 — Metal scrap and waste merchant wholesalers
NAICS vintage
2022
Avg employees
103
Total hours worked
204644
EIN
320655061
Establishment ID
870960
Employer case #
1

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
1:30:00.000
Time of incident
2:30:00.000
Filing year
2023
Submitted
08FEB24:20:30:00

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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.