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OSHA Injury Report: Kowalski Heat Treating Company

Injury · Days away from work

At a glance

On , an injury at Kowalski Heat Treating Company in 3611 Detroit Avenue, Cleveland, OH 44113 resulted in days away from work. Employee was hT Operator in hardening (i.e., heat treating) metals and metal products for the trade.

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Where did this happen?

Establishment
Kowalski Heat Treating Company
Parent company
Kowalski Heat Treat Company
Street
3611 Detroit Avenue
City
Cleveland
State
OH
ZIP
44113
On-site location
vacuum furnace area

What was the outcome?

Outcome
Days away from work (code 2)
Type
Injury (code 1)
Days away from work
26

Before the incident

Racking parts for vacuum furnace

What happened

Employee injured finger on right hand while racking parts. Using a magnet to move parts and parts slipped causing finger to be pinched between metal parts. Employee did not feel a need to seek medical treatment and worked remainder of shift. Employee went to Urgent care the following day and was provided with a splint.

Injury or illness

Employee injured finger on right hand. Provided with a splint by urgent care initially cleared to return to work in 2 days.

Object or substance involved

Metal parts

Summary line

while racking parts the parts shifted and finger on right hand was pinched between metal parts

Employee and industry

Job description
HT Operator
SOC code
51-9011 — Chemical Equipment Operators and Tenders
NAICS code
332811 — Hardening (i.e., heat treating) metals and metal products for the trade
NAICS vintage
2022
Avg employees
35
Total hours worked
72800
Establishment ID
170850
Employer case #
1

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Time of incident
14:40:00.000
Filing year
2023
Submitted
19FEB24:16:12:00

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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.