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OSHA Injury Report: Akron

Injury · Job transfer or restriction

At a glance

On , an injury at Akron in 943 Hazel St, Akron, OH 44305 resulted in job transfer or restriction. Employee was laborer in metal scrap and waste merchant wholesalers.

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Where did this happen?

Establishment
Akron
Parent company
Metalico Akron
Street
943 Hazel St
City
Akron
State
OH
ZIP
44305
On-site location
Block Breaker

What was the outcome?

Outcome
Job transfer or restriction (code 3)
Type
Injury (code 1)
Days restricted or transferred
13

Before the incident

Cleaning a jam out of the Mag Sep Drum

What happened

Miscommunication between employees lead to the machine reenergizing while the employee was still working on a jam on the other side of the drum.

Injury or illness

When the drum was tested the movement pinched the employee 's finger between the cast and the table drum.

Object or substance involved

The drum machine table.

Summary line

Finger was pinched between the cast and table

Employee and industry

Job description
Laborer
SOC code
53-7062 — Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand
NAICS code
423930 — Metal scrap and waste merchant wholesalers
NAICS vintage
2022
Avg employees
54
Total hours worked
120198
EIN
260247357
Establishment ID
1244512
Employer case #
23-0601

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
7:00:00.000
Filing year
2023
Submitted
20JUN24:18:17:00

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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.