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OSHA Injury Report: Precision Metal Products

Injury · Other recordable case

At a glance

On , an injury at Precision Metal Products in 850 W Bradley Ave, El Cajon, CA 92020 resulted in other recordable case. Employee was mechanic Maintenance III in upset forgings made from purchased nonferrous metals, unfinished.

Where did this happen?

Establishment
Precision Metal Products
Parent company
HBD Industries Inc.
Street
850 W Bradley Ave
City
El Cajon
State
CA
ZIP
92020
On-site location
Maintenance Area

What was the outcome?

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

Before the incident

Employee was operating a 4-1 2 angle grinder to finish grind welds on the door of a blast cabinet.

What happened

Employee was operating a 4 12Employee had to reach and hold the grinder at an extended arm length at roughly upper shoulder level to reach the spot behind ground. The grinding disk caught deep on the material being ground and kicked back towards the employee striking the left side of his neck just below the chin. Employee suffered a laceration about 1-1 2 to 2 long. Laceration was an oozing wound no spurting of blood. The wound was covered with gauze and direct pressure applied. AIG Nurse triage was called prior to sending the employee to Concentra for evaluation and further treatment.

Injury or illness

Laceration on left side of neck.

Object or substance involved

Angle grinder

Summary line

Neck left side laceration

Employee and industry

Job description
Mechanic Maintenance III
SOC code
49-9041 — Industrial Machinery Mechanics
NAICS code
332112 — Upset forgings made from purchased nonferrous metals, unfinished
NAICS vintage
2022
Avg employees
105
Total hours worked
391431
EIN
208934434
Establishment ID
1245028
Employer case #
4

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
5:00
Time of incident
11:45
Filing year
2025
Submitted
27FEB26:19:21:00

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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.