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Perry, OK —

OSHA Injury Report: Ditch Witch

Injury · Job transfer or restriction

At a glance

On , an injury at Ditch Witch in 1959 W. Fir, Perry, OK 73077 resulted in job transfer or restriction. Employee was machine Operator in construction machinery manufacturing.

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Where did this happen?

Establishment
Ditch Witch
Parent company
Charles Machine Works
Street
1959 W. Fir
City
Perry
State
OK
ZIP
73077
On-site location
080 C&SP Nights 2

What was the outcome?

Outcome
Job transfer or restriction (code 3)
Type
Injury (code 1)
Days restricted or transferred
26

Before the incident

Making parts

What happened

Torqueing head piston to rod. After torqueing the socket would not disengage from bolt head and he took a small ball peen hammer to hit it to knock it loose and while swinging with his right hand he hit the middle of the back of his left hand with the hammer.

Injury or illness

Fracture

Object or substance involved

Hammer

Summary line

Swung hammer and hit right hand

Employee and industry

Job description
Machine Operator
SOC code
51-4199 — Metal Workers and Plastic Workers, All Other
NAICS code
333120 — Construction machinery manufacturing
NAICS vintage
2022
Avg employees
1518
Total hours worked
2993775
Establishment ID
65182
Employer case #
23-014

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
20:00:00.000
Time of incident
23:50:00.000
Filing year
2023
Submitted
05JAN24:13:58:00

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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.