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OSHA Injury Report: Bekaert Corporation

Injury · Other recordable case

At a glance

On , an injury at Bekaert Corporation in 1881 Bekaert Drive, Van Buren, AR 72956 resulted in other recordable case. Employee was strand Operator in barbed and twisted wire made in wire drawing plants.

Where did this happen?

Establishment
Bekaert Corporation
Parent company
Bekaert Corporation
Street
1881 Bekaert Drive
City
Van Buren
State
AR
ZIP
72956
On-site location
Strand Department

What was the outcome?

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

Before the incident

Tossing scrap wire into [REDACTED]

What happened

Employees thumb caught in wire when throwing it away

Injury or illness

Thumb Strain 8 weeks post incident x-rays detected a healing fracture.

Object or substance involved

Wire

Summary line

Left Thumb Strain Later discovered healing fracture

Employee and industry

Job description
Strand Operator
SOC code
9999 — Uncoded
NAICS code
331222 — Barbed and twisted wire made in wire drawing plants
NAICS vintage
2022
Avg employees
448
Total hours worked
948067
EIN
621340165
Establishment ID
1148241
Employer case #
3

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
7:00:00.000
Submitted
23FEB24:16:56:00

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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.