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OSHA Injury Report: Werk-Brau

Injury · Days away from work

At a glance

On , an injury at Werk-Brau in 2800 FOSTORIA AVE, FINDLAY, OH 45840 resulted in days away from work. Employee was floater in buckets, excavating (e.g., clamshell, concrete, drag scraper, dragline, shovel), manufacturing.

Where did this happen?

Establishment
Werk-Brau
Parent company
Werk-Brau Co., Inc.
Street
2800 FOSTORIA AVE
City
FINDLAY
State
OH
ZIP
45840
On-site location
Forklift 34289

What was the outcome?

Outcome
Days away from work (code 2)
Type
Injury (code 1)
Days away from work
92

Before the incident

Preparing to change a propane tank on the forklift he was to operate.

What happened

Employee states he began lifting a propane tank to install it on the forklift when he felt a pop and pain in his Right biceps.

Injury or illness

Right proximal biceps tendon rupture

Object or substance involved

Weight of propane tank (standard forklift tank)

Summary line

Right proximal biceps tendon rupture after lifting a propane tank for a forklift

Employee and industry

Job description
Floater
SOC code
51-9199 — Production Workers, All Other
NAICS code
333120 — Buckets, excavating (e.g., clamshell, concrete, drag scraper, dragline, shovel), manufacturing
NAICS vintage
2022
Avg employees
178
Total hours worked
328534
EIN
344456894
Establishment ID
138256
Employer case #
62123

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
6:00:00.000
Time of incident
6:00:00.000
Filing year
2023
Submitted
17JAN24:19:17:00

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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.