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OSHA Injury Report: Berea - Motorwheel LLC

Injury · Job transfer or restriction

At a glance

On , an injury at Berea - Motorwheel LLC in 159 Glades Road, Betea, KY 40403 resulted in job transfer or restriction. Employee was welder in brake drums, automotive, truck, and bus, manufacturing.

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Where did this happen?

Establishment
Berea - Motorwheel LLC
Parent company
Motorwheel LLC
Street
159 Glades Road
City
Betea
State
KY
ZIP
40403
On-site location
Berea

What was the outcome?

Outcome
Job transfer or restriction (code 3)
Type
Injury (code 1)

Before the incident

Holding welding torch in a different angle

What happened

Employee went to sleep with wrist feeling tight. Woke up with a knot on top of the wrist and pain when closing opening hand resulting in a strain.

Injury or illness

Strain

Object or substance involved

Shorter welding torch head

Summary line

Strain to Right Wrist caused by Shorter welding torch head

Employee and industry

Job description
Welder
SOC code
51-4121 — Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers
NAICS code
336340 — Brake drums, automotive, truck, and bus, manufacturing
NAICS vintage
2022
Avg employees
100
Total hours worked
202317
EIN
10825246
Establishment ID
730337
Employer case #
IN-2023101

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
7:00:00.000
Time of incident
17:00:00.000
Filing year
2023
Submitted
28FEB24:20:37:00

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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.