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OSHA Injury Report: Dave Steel Co Inc - Chesnee

Injury · Job transfer or restriction

At a glance

On , an injury at Dave Steel Co Inc - Chesnee in 40 Meadow Road, Asheville, NC 28803 resulted in job transfer or restriction. Employee was welder in structural steel, fabricated, manufacturing.

Where did this happen?

Establishment
Dave Steel Co Inc - Chesnee
Parent company
Dave Steel Company
Street
40 Meadow Road
City
Asheville
State
NC
ZIP
28803
On-site location
Fabrication Floor

What was the outcome?

Outcome
Job transfer or restriction (code 3)
Type
Injury (code 1)
Days restricted or transferred
10

Before the incident

preparing to use a torch to cut a beam of steel

What happened

the torch gas supply built up beneath the cotton tee shirt he was wearing and when he went to ignite the torch the gas in the material of his shirt flash ignited causing a slight 2nd degree burn to abdomen.

Injury or illness

Rt side of the body from nipple to hip bone.

Object or substance involved

Gas cutting torch

Summary line

Right Side of Abdomen

Employee and industry

Job description
Welder
SOC code
51-4121 — Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers
NAICS code
332312 — Structural steel, fabricated, manufacturing
NAICS vintage
2022
Avg employees
54
Total hours worked
131150
EIN
560196312
Establishment ID
1078922
Employer case #
2

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
6:00:00.000
Time of incident
13:10:00.000
Submitted
23JAN24:18:36:00

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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.