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OSHA Injury Report: TOWN OF OAK ISLAND

Injury · Other recordable case

At a glance

On , an injury at TOWN OF OAK ISLAND in 4601 E. OAK ISLAND DR., OAK ISLAND, NC 28465 resulted in other recordable case. Employee was fIRE EQUIPMENT OPERATOR in city and town managers' offices.

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Where did this happen?

Establishment
TOWN OF OAK ISLAND
Parent company
TOWN OF OAK ISLAND
Street
4601 E. OAK ISLAND DR.
City
OAK ISLAND
State
NC
ZIP
28465
On-site location
FIRE STATION #3 SOUTHPORT NC

What was the outcome?

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

Before the incident

EE WAS WORKING OUT AND DOING TIRE HITS WITH A 10LB SLEDGE HAMMER ON AN OLD TRUCK TIRE.

What happened

HE MISSED THE TIRE (BARELY) AND THE SLEDGE HAMMER HIT HIS LEFT ANKLE.

Injury or illness

CONTUSION OF LEFT ANKLE

Object or substance involved

SLEDGE HAMMER

Summary line

LEFT ANKLE HIT BY SLEDGE HAMMER

Employee and industry

Job description
FIRE EQUIPMENT OPERATOR
SOC code
47-2073 — Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators
NAICS code
921110 — City and town managers' offices
NAICS vintage
2022
Avg employees
221
Total hours worked
328933
EIN
566021949
Establishment ID
900320
Employer case #
8

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
8:00:00.000
Time of incident
17:30:00.000
Filing year
2023
Submitted
26FEB24:19:59:00

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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.