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OSHA Injury Report: Fortune Metal Recycling

Injury · Other recordable case

At a glance

On , an injury at Fortune Metal Recycling in 900 Leesville Ave, Rahway, NJ 07065 resulted in other recordable case. Employee was welder Torch Operator in boxes, waste, merchant wholesalers.

Where did this happen?

Establishment
Fortune Metal Recycling
Parent company
Fortune Riverside Auto Parts Inc DBA Fortune Metal Recycling
Street
900 Leesville Ave
City
Rahway
State
NJ
ZIP
07065
On-site location
Steel Yard Area

What was the outcome?

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

Before the incident

Operating torch equipment to cut loose wire.

What happened

Employee was using Torch Equipment to free wire from Reel. Wire came loose stricking employee in the head.

Injury or illness

Head Laceration (Near top of Forehead).

Object or substance involved

Metal Wire that was released from Reel.

Summary line

Head Laceration (Cut to Forehead)

Employee and industry

Job description
Welder Torch Operator
SOC code
51-4121 — Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers
NAICS code
423930 — Boxes, waste, merchant wholesalers
NAICS vintage
2022
Avg employees
78
Total hours worked
192169
EIN
203799910
Establishment ID
972881
Employer case #
2

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
6:30:00.000
Time of incident
7:00:00.000
Filing year
2023
Submitted
05JAN24:15:09:00

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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.