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OSHA Injury Report: Befesa Zinc Metal

Injury · Days away from work

At a glance

On , an injury at Befesa Zinc Metal in 484 Hicks Grove Rd, Mooresboro, NC 28114 resulted in days away from work. Employee was production Supervisor in nonferrous metal shapes (except aluminum, copper) made in integrated secondary smelting and extruding mills.

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Where did this happen?

Establishment
Befesa Zinc Metal
Parent company
Befesa Zinc Metal
Street
484 Hicks Grove Rd
City
Mooresboro
State
NC
ZIP
28114
On-site location
PX-601 Press Building

What was the outcome?

Outcome
Days away from work (code 2)
Type
Injury (code 1)
Days away from work
10

Before the incident

Cleaning out vacuum box on [REDACTED]

What happened

Operator was pressure washing the vacuum box on [REDACTED] while doing this the pressure washer wand bounced back and struck him below the right eye.

Injury or illness

Laceration to right eye

Object or substance involved

High pressure water from pressure washer wand.

Summary line

Laceration to Right Eye

Employee and industry

Job description
Production Supervisor
SOC code
51-1011 — First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers
NAICS code
331491 — Nonferrous metal shapes (except aluminum, copper) made in integrated secondary smelting and extruding mills
NAICS vintage
2022
Avg employees
231
Total hours worked
506321
Establishment ID
941437
Employer case #
IN-2023032

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
6:00:00.000
Time of incident
12:00:00.000
Filing year
2023
Submitted
12MAR24:18:11:00

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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.