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OSHA Injury Report: Legend Smelting and Recycling, LLC

Injury · Days away from work

At a glance

On , an injury at Legend Smelting and Recycling, LLC in 717 O'Neill Drive, Hebron, OH 43025 resulted in days away from work. Employee was press Operator in recyclable materials (e.g., glass, metal, paper) merchant wholesalers.

Where did this happen?

Establishment
Legend Smelting and Recycling, LLC
Parent company
Legend Smelting and Recycling, LLC
Street
717 O'Neill Drive
City
Hebron
State
OH
ZIP
43025
On-site location
Production Floor Press 6

What was the outcome?

Outcome
Days away from work (code 2)
Type
Injury (code 1)
Days away from work
10

Before the incident

Employee was attempting to dislodge a piece of metal from the throat of the press using a hammer for leverage. He brought the blade of the press down and it caught the hammer crushing his finger under the hammer handle.

What happened

When he brought the blade down it caught the hammer crushing his finger under the handle.

Injury or illness

Crushing injury to the right index finger resulting in partial amputation of the tip of that finger.

Object or substance involved

Handle of the hammer

Summary line

Employee crushed tip of right index finger between hammer handle and base of press.

Employee and industry

Job description
Press Operator
SOC code
51-4031 — Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
NAICS code
423930 — Recyclable materials (e.g., glass, metal, paper) merchant wholesalers
NAICS vintage
2022
Avg employees
67
Total hours worked
108446
EIN
311273965
Establishment ID
1010197
Employer case #
1

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
5:00:00.000
Time of incident
6:00:00.000
Filing year
2023
Submitted
26FEB24:20:12:00

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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.