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OSHA Injury Report: Oak Steel

Injury · Job transfer or restriction

At a glance

On , an injury at Oak Steel in 301 Oak St, Muscatine, IA 52761 resulted in job transfer or restriction. Employee was advanced Machine Operator in modular furniture systems (except wood frame), office-type, manufacturing.

Where did this happen?

Establishment
Oak Steel
Parent company
The HON Company LLC
Street
301 Oak St
City
Muscatine
State
IA
ZIP
52761
On-site location
Lateral side welder

What was the outcome?

Outcome
Job transfer or restriction (code 3)
Type
Injury (code 1)
Days restricted or transferred
73

Before the incident

Loading parts in to Lateral Side welder to be welded.

What happened

Member reached through guarding to release a stuck clamp and when it released his hand was pinched between clamp and cylinder. Contusion to left hand

Injury or illness

Contusion to left hand

Object or substance involved

Side welder clamp

Summary line

Member reach through guarding and stuck their hand inside welder to release clamp. When the clamp released his hand was pinned between the clamp and cylinder.

Employee and industry

Job description
Advanced Machine Operator
SOC code
51-9199 — Production Workers, All Other
NAICS code
337214 — Modular furniture systems (except wood frame), office-type, manufacturing
NAICS vintage
2022
Avg employees
249
Total hours worked
453087
EIN
421491474
Establishment ID
205805
Employer case #
23_4103

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
4:15:00.000
Submitted
27FEB24:19:40:00

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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.