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OSHA Injury Report: Global Tungsten & Powders Corp.

Injury · Other recordable case

At a glance

On , an injury at Global Tungsten & Powders Corp. in 1 Hawes St, Towanda, PA 188E6 resulted in other recordable case. Employee was chemical Operator in tungsten carbide powder made by metallurgical process.

Where did this happen?

Establishment
Global Tungsten & Powders Corp.
Parent company
Global Tungsten & Powders Corp.
Street
1 Hawes St
City
Towanda
State
PA
ZIP
188E6
On-site location
Building 25- Refractory Chemicals

What was the outcome?

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

Before the incident

Employee was filtering and filling a tote bin.

What happened

Employee stood on the side of the bin to check the level when he raised his head and struck the air pressure valve.

Injury or illness

Laceration to the left side of the employees head.

Object or substance involved

Air pressure valve.

Summary line

Head laceration due to head hitting an air pressure valve.

Employee and industry

Job description
Chemical Operator
SOC code
51-9011 — Chemical Equipment Operators and Tenders
NAICS code
331492 — Tungsten carbide powder made by metallurgical process
NAICS vintage
2022
Avg employees
459
Total hours worked
1046127
Establishment ID
996766
Employer case #
1

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Time of incident
19:35:00.000
Filing year
2023
Submitted
26JAN24:14:49:00

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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.