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OSHA Injury Report: Global Advanced Metals

Injury · Other recordable case

At a glance

On , an injury at Global Advanced Metals in 1223 County Line Road, Boyertown, PA 19512 resulted in other recordable case. Employee was mechanic in nonferrous metals (except aluminum) smelting and refining, primary.

Where did this happen?

Establishment
Global Advanced Metals
Street
1223 County Line Road
City
Boyertown
State
PA
ZIP
19512
On-site location
B036 at vertical bandsaw

What was the outcome?

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

Before the incident

Employee was using a bandsaw to cut a shape on a piece of polypropylene material 5x2 3 4x1. Employee was pushing the material being cut into blade with a pusher stick.

What happened

The material being cut and being pushed by the pusher stick slipped past the cutting portion of the blade. The pusher stick and the employees thumb contacted the cutting portion of the blade.

Injury or illness

Laceration to the back side of the right thumb.

Object or substance involved

Bandsaw blade

Summary line

laceration to back side of right thumb from bandsaw blade

Employee and industry

Job description
Mechanic
SOC code
49-9041 — Industrial Machinery Mechanics
NAICS code
331410 — Nonferrous metals (except aluminum) smelting and refining, primary
NAICS vintage
2022
Avg employees
188
Total hours worked
291155
Establishment ID
927529
Employer case #
3

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
5:00:00.000
Time of incident
6:45:00.000
Filing year
2023
Submitted
23JAN24:13:17:00

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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.