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OSHA Injury Report: Nelson Wire & Steel

Injury · Days away from work

At a glance

On , an injury at Nelson Wire & Steel in 1015 New Salem Road, New Salem, PA 15648 resulted in days away from work. Employee was hELPER in mesh, wire, made in wire drawing mills.

Where did this happen?

Establishment
Nelson Wire & Steel
Parent company
Wire Mesh Corp
Street
1015 New Salem Road
City
New Salem
State
PA
ZIP
15648
On-site location
Structural building promostar machine.

What was the outcome?

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

Before the incident

Pulling wire with his hands.

What happened

Employee was working on Promostar machine. He was pulling wire from towers to blocks. When pulling wire employee twisted his left back side.

Injury or illness

Sprain of Lower Back Area Left Side

Object or substance involved

Wire rod

Summary line

Sprain or Tear of Lower Back Area Left Side - Directly harmed by: Wire Rod

Employee and industry

Job description
HELPER
SOC code
51-9198 — Helpers--Production Workers
NAICS code
331222 — Mesh, wire, made in wire drawing mills
NAICS vintage
2022
Avg employees
62
Total hours worked
186133
Establishment ID
492112
Employer case #
FY23-00001

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
4:30:00.000
Time of incident
8:30:00.000
Filing year
2023
Submitted
05MAR24:17:18:00

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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.