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OSHA Injury Report: Fortune Metal Recycling

Injury · Job transfer or restriction

At a glance

On , an injury at Fortune Metal Recycling in 900 Leesville Ave, Rahway, NJ 07065 resulted in job transfer or restriction. Employee was supervisor 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
New Warehouse

What was the outcome?

Outcome
Job transfer or restriction (code 3)
Type
Injury (code 1)
Days restricted or transferred
9

Before the incident

Operating Forklift Truck (PIT) to load material (trailer loading).

What happened

Employee stated felling sharp pain on his lower back after descending Forklift Truck.

Injury or illness

Lumbar Spine Strain

Object or substance involved

Ergonomics

Summary line

Lumbar Spine Strain

Employee and industry

Job description
Supervisor
SOC code
9999 — Uncoded
NAICS code
423930 — Boxes, waste, merchant wholesalers
NAICS vintage
2022
Avg employees
78
Total hours worked
192169
EIN
203799910
Establishment ID
972881
Employer case #
5

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
7:00:00.000
Time of incident
10:00:00.000
Filing year
2023
Submitted
05JAN24:15:25:00

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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.