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OSHA Injury Report: Komatsu America Corp

Injury · Job transfer or restriction

At a glance

On , an injury at Komatsu America Corp in 409 Signal Mountain Road, Chattanooga, TN 37405 resulted in job transfer or restriction. Employee was welder in construction machinery manufacturing.

Where did this happen?

Establishment
Komatsu America Corp
Parent company
Komatsu America Corp
Street
409 Signal Mountain Road
City
Chattanooga
State
TN
ZIP
37405
On-site location
Track Frame Semi-Automatic Welding fixture

What was the outcome?

Outcome
Job transfer or restriction (code 3)
Type
Injury (code 1)
Days restricted or transferred
14

Before the incident

Attempting to connect an air hose to a grinder

What happened

In the process of connecting the air hose the EE lost his grip on the grinder and triggering it to start as he dropped on his right thigh

Injury or illness

laceration to the right thigh from a grinder

Object or substance involved

air grinder wheel

Summary line

laceration by grinder after air hose connection failed and EE dropped grinder

Employee and industry

Job description
Welder
SOC code
51-4121 — Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers
NAICS code
333120 — Construction machinery manufacturing
NAICS vintage
2022
Avg employees
525
Total hours worked
984735
EIN
407240960
Establishment ID
1014100
Employer case #
2324

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
6:00:00.000
Time of incident
12:30:00.000
Filing year
2023
Submitted
27FEB24:16:48:00

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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.