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OSHA Injury Report: The Federal Metal Co. PA

Injury · Other recordable case

At a glance

On , an injury at The Federal Metal Co. PA in 500 N. 2nd Street, Columbia, PA 17512 resulted in other recordable case. Employee was melter in alloying purchased copper metals.

Where did this happen?

Establishment
The Federal Metal Co. PA
Parent company
The Federal Metal Co.
Street
500 N. 2nd Street
City
Columbia
State
PA
ZIP
17512
On-site location
Furnace 2

What was the outcome?

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

Before the incident

Cleaning Pit under Furnace #2

What happened

Picked up heavy piece of metal and felt twitch in lower left back

Injury or illness

Strained Back

Object or substance involved

Piece of scrap metal

Summary line

Lower Back Strain

Employee and industry

Job description
Melter
SOC code
51-4051 — Metal-Refining Furnace Operators and Tenders
NAICS code
331420 — Alloying purchased copper metals
NAICS vintage
2022
Avg employees
40
Total hours worked
158600
EIN
340215960
Establishment ID
1169411
Employer case #
8

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
14:30:00.000
Time of incident
17:30:00.000
Filing year
2023
Submitted
01MAR24:18:40:00

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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.