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OSHA Injury Report: Valmont Industries

Injury · Other recordable case

At a glance

On , an injury at Valmont Industries in 1600 E 29th Ave, Columbus, NE 68601 resulted in other recordable case. Employee was general Labor in fabricated structural metal manufacturing.

Where did this happen?

Establishment
Valmont Industries
Parent company
Valmont Industries
Street
1600 E 29th Ave
City
Columbus
State
NE
ZIP
68601
On-site location
Inside Building/2154 Small Parts

What was the outcome?

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

Before the incident

Employee was grinding a steel part using a 4.5in pneumatic grinder

What happened

while grinding employee felt something get past their face shield and gasketed safety glasses and enter their eye.

Injury or illness

foreign object in the right eye

Object or substance involved

grinder

Summary line

Teammember experience a foreign object in their right eye while grinding metal parts

Employee and industry

Job description
General Labor
SOC code
53-7062 — Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand
NAICS code
332312 — Fabricated structural metal manufacturing
NAICS vintage
2022
Avg employees
176
Total hours worked
380285
Establishment ID
1137496
Employer case #
25_4381

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
6:30
Time of incident
8:00
Filing year
2025
Submitted
25FEB26:17:17:00

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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.