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OSHA Injury Report: Empire Southwest LLC Mesa

Injury · Other recordable case

At a glance

On , an injury at Empire Southwest LLC Mesa in 1725 S Country Club Dr, Mesa, AZ 85210 resulted in other recordable case. Employee was welder in heavy Equipment Sales and Service.

Where did this happen?

Establishment
Empire Southwest LLC Mesa
Parent company
Empire Southwest, LLC
Street
1725 S Country Club Dr
City
Mesa
State
AZ
ZIP
85210
On-site location
EPM Machine Shop-60MA-MSA

What was the outcome?

Outcome
Other recordable case (code 4)
Type
Injury (code 1)

Before the incident

Welding on component switching between grinding and welding to blend in low spots removed welding hood and put on grinding face shield.

What happened

Welding on component switching between grinding and welding to blend in low spots removed welding hood and put on grinding face shield. Felt something in eye tried to blink to get it out. Sliver or grinding particle was in eye. Unable to get it out tried flushing with eye drops and still unable to get it out. Went to safety meeting contacted lead looked at debris in eye. Debris was stuck not floating or moving. Contacted safety completed swab test transported to ER where debris was removed.

Injury or illness

Nature of Injury: Foreign Object |Type: |Body Part: Eye

Object or substance involved

Welding

Summary line

Switching from grinding shield to welding hood grinding dust fell in right eye.

Employee and industry

Job description
Welder
SOC code
51-4121 — Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers
NAICS code
423810 — Heavy Equipment Sales and Service
NAICS vintage
2022
Avg employees
1127
Total hours worked
2403878
EIN
860894087
Establishment ID
1109255
Employer case #
IE-2303-00

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
14:15:00.000
Time of incident
19:15:00.000
Filing year
2023
Submitted
09FEB24:23:04:00

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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.