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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 welder 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
Roll Off and Specials

What was the outcome?

Outcome
Job transfer or restriction (code 3)
Type
Injury (code 1)
Days restricted or transferred
15

Before the incident

EE was guiding bulkhead with [REDACTED] from staging rack to the RO line.

What happened

Bulkhead became mis-aligned within the rack and lodged itself against the uprights. With EE hand on the trailing edge of the part EE worked to dislodge from the rack uprights and in doing so it released abruptly swaying towards an upright with EE hand between the two. This action allowed EE finger to be pinched while causing the finger to split open.

Injury or illness

Fracture Split of finger on left hand from caught in between two objects.

Object or substance involved

bulkhead

Summary line

Fracture Split of finger on left hand from caught in between two objects.

Employee and industry

Job description
Welder
SOC code
51-4121 — Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers
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 #
FY23-113

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
7:00:00.000
Time of incident
11:40:00.000
Filing year
2023
Submitted
20FEB24:22:07:00

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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.