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OSHA Injury Report: Pearce Foundry

Injury · Days away from work

At a glance

On , an injury at Pearce Foundry in 16161 Airline Hwy, Prairieville, LA 70769 resulted in days away from work. Employee was melting Lead in castings, unfinished iron (e.g., ductile, gray, malleable, semisteel), manufacturing.

Where did this happen?

Establishment
Pearce Foundry
Parent company
Pearce Foundry
Street
16161 Airline Hwy
City
Prairieville
State
LA
ZIP
70769
On-site location
Core room

What was the outcome?

Outcome
Days away from work (code 2)
Type
Injury (code 1)
Days away from work
36

Before the incident

Employee was attempting to put paint from pan under paint table back into drum

What happened

Employee was holding a box cutter in his right hand and reached down to cut the wire tie that was attached to the pan of the paint table when he slipped and cut his left wrist as it was in line of fire

Injury or illness

Line of fire

Object or substance involved

box cutting knife

Summary line

Employee cut his wrist using a box cutter severing the main artery in hand.

Employee and industry

Job description
Melting Lead
SOC code
51-4051 — Metal-Refining Furnace Operators and Tenders
NAICS code
331511 — Castings, unfinished iron (e.g., ductile, gray, malleable, semisteel), manufacturing
NAICS vintage
2022
Avg employees
42
Total hours worked
74416
EIN
720579521
Establishment ID
823557
Employer case #
1

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
4:00:00.000
Time of incident
4:15:00.000
Filing year
2023
Submitted
19JAN24:16:20:00

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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.