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OSHA Injury Report: Wastequip Erial

Injury · Other recordable case

At a glance

On , an injury at Wastequip Erial in 1031 Hickstown Rd., Erial, NJ 08081 resulted in other recordable case. Employee was welder in containers, light gauge metal (except cans), manufacturing.

Where did this happen?

Establishment
Wastequip Erial
Parent company
Wastequip Manufacturing Company, LLC
Street
1031 Hickstown Rd.
City
Erial
State
NJ
ZIP
08081
On-site location
Roll Off and Specials

What was the outcome?

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

Before the incident

EE was welding the top tube on container put weld gun over scissor lift railing

What happened

EE was welding the top tube on container put weld gun over scissor lift railing lower the scissor lift weld gun slipped into the platform of the lift puncturing EE on right calf.

Injury or illness

Wire puncture to right calf from falling weld gun.

Object or substance involved

weld gun

Summary line

Wire puncture to right calf from falling weld gun

Employee and industry

Job description
Welder
SOC code
51-4121 — Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers
NAICS code
332439 — Containers, light gauge metal (except cans), manufacturing
NAICS vintage
2022
Avg employees
123
Total hours worked
245952
EIN
223191624
Establishment ID
50638
Employer case #
FY23-69

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
8:00:00.000
Time of incident
10:30:00.000
Submitted
20FEB24:15:28:00

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Source

Data from OSHA ITA Form 300/301 electronic submissions, filing year unspecified. ITA Case Detail records are establishment-reported submissions, not OSHA inspections — no per-record IMIS deep link exists.