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OSHA Injury Report: Wastequip Tyler

Injury · Job transfer or restriction

At a glance

On , an injury at Wastequip Tyler in 8521 FM850, Tyler, TX 75705 resulted in job transfer or restriction. Employee was fabricator in garbage cans, light gauge metal, manufacturing.

Where did this happen?

Establishment
Wastequip Tyler
Parent company
Wastequip Manufacturing Company
Street
8521 FM850
City
Tyler
State
TX
ZIP
75705
On-site location
Fabrication Parts

What was the outcome?

Outcome
Job transfer or restriction (code 3)
Type
Injury (code 1)
Days restricted or transferred
64

Before the incident

measuring a sheet at the tan sheer

What happened

EE foot encountered a sawhorse leg; that was protruding out further than the sheet was. When EE foot encountered the leg of the sawhorse EE fell to the ground used left hand to break fall causing EE left thumb to swell thereafter.

Injury or illness

Fracture of proximal phalanx and fracture of distal phalanx from trip and fall.

Object or substance involved

sawhorse

Summary line

fracture of proximal phalanx and fracture of distal phalanx from trip and fall.

Employee and industry

Job description
Fabricator
SOC code
51-2099 — Assemblers and Fabricators, All Other
NAICS code
332439 — Garbage cans, light gauge metal, manufacturing
NAICS vintage
2022
Avg employees
84
Total hours worked
168246
EIN
223191624
Establishment ID
804554
Employer case #
FY23-92

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
7:00:00.000
Time of incident
4:50:00.000
Filing year
2023
Submitted
20FEB24:22:04:00

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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.