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OSHA Injury Report: Fortune Metal Recycling

Injury · Days away from work

At a glance

On , an injury at Fortune Metal Recycling in 900 Leesville Ave, Rahway, NJ 07065 resulted in days away from work. Employee was material Sorter 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
Warehouse Area

What was the outcome?

Outcome
Days away from work (code 2)
Type
Injury (code 1)
Days away from work
77

Before the incident

Sorting Material

What happened

Employee operated Shear Equipment without Authorization or proper Training. Shear Equipment Operation is not part of employee job description.

Injury or illness

Partial Amputation - Tip of Middle finger (Right Hand).

Object or substance involved

Shear Equipment Machinery.

Summary line

Partial Amputation - Right Hand tip of middle finger

Employee and industry

Job description
Material Sorter
SOC code
51-9061 — Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers
NAICS code
423930 — Boxes, waste, merchant wholesalers
NAICS vintage
2022
Avg employees
78
Total hours worked
192169
EIN
203799910
Establishment ID
972881
Employer case #
6

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
7:00:00.000
Time of incident
12:30:00.000
Filing year
2023
Submitted
05JAN24:15:30:00

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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.