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OSHA Injury Report: Gomaco Corporation Plant #1

Injury · Other recordable case

At a glance

On , an injury at Gomaco Corporation Plant #1 in 121 E. Hwy. 175, P.O. box 151, Ida Grove, IA 51445 resulted in other recordable case. Employee was specials Welder in concrete finishing machinery manufacturing.

Where did this happen?

Establishment
Gomaco Corporation Plant #1
Parent company
Gomaco Corporation
Street
121 E. Hwy. 175, P.O. box 151
City
Ida Grove
State
IA
ZIP
51445
On-site location
Specials Department

What was the outcome?

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

Before the incident

Employee had been welding on metal.

What happened

Welding spatter ball went into left eye.

Injury or illness

Corneal abrasion to his left eye

Object or substance involved

Possible welding spatter.

Summary line

Foreign body in his left eye from welding.

Employee and industry

Job description
Specials Welder
SOC code
51-4121 — Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers
NAICS code
333120 — Concrete finishing machinery manufacturing
NAICS vintage
2022
Avg employees
148
Total hours worked
282857
Establishment ID
210164
Employer case #
23-017

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
6:00:00.000
Time of incident
15:30:00.000
Filing year
2023
Submitted
23JAN24:19:29:00

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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.