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OSHA Injury Report: Newton Instrument Company, Inc.

Injury · Job transfer or restriction

At a glance

On , an injury at Newton Instrument Company, Inc. in 111 East "A" Street, Butner, NC 275E6 resulted in job transfer or restriction. Employee was grinder in cold forgings made from purchased iron or steel, unfinished.

Where did this happen?

Establishment
Newton Instrument Company, Inc.
Parent company
newton instrument co
Street
111 East "A" Street
City
Butner
State
NC
ZIP
275E6
On-site location
Fiber Laser area

What was the outcome?

Outcome
Job transfer or restriction (code 3)
Type
Injury (code 1)
Days restricted or transferred
7

Before the incident

shaking out parts

What happened

While shaking out parts he picked up the corner of the sheet metal and slide his hand down the edge to lift up and cut his finger

Injury or illness

laceration to index finger on right hand

Object or substance involved

sheet metal

Summary line

laceration to index finger on right hand

Employee and industry

Job description
grinder
SOC code
51-4033 — Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
NAICS code
332111 — Cold forgings made from purchased iron or steel, unfinished
NAICS vintage
2022
Avg employees
71
Total hours worked
125434
EIN
560636072
Establishment ID
140393
Employer case #
23-02

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
7:00:00.000
Time of incident
8:00:00.000
Filing year
2023
Submitted
04JAN24:18:15:00

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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.