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OSHA Injury Report: Global Tungsten & Powders LLC

Injury · Job transfer or restriction

At a glance

On , an injury at Global Tungsten & Powders LLC in 1 Hawes St, Towanda, PA 188482134 resulted in job transfer or restriction. Employee was maintenance Mechanic in tungsten carbide powder made by metallurgical process.

Where did this happen?

Establishment
Global Tungsten & Powders LLC
Parent company
Global Tungsten & Powders LLC
Street
1 Hawes St
City
Towanda
State
PA
ZIP
188482134
On-site location
Building 20 Bottle Room

What was the outcome?

Outcome
Job transfer or restriction (code 3)
Type
Injury (code 1)
Days restricted or transferred
20

Before the incident

Employee was removing a copper ring from a copper bottle

What happened

The copper ring fell onto employees ' thumb and crushed it between the ring and the bottle

Injury or illness

Fracture of thumb

Object or substance involved

Copper ring

Summary line

Broken left thumb

Employee and industry

Job description
Maintenance Mechanic
SOC code
49-9041 — Industrial Machinery Mechanics
NAICS code
331492 — Tungsten carbide powder made by metallurgical process
NAICS vintage
2012
Avg employees
443
Total hours worked
1032029
Establishment ID
996766
Employer case #
5

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
7:00
Time of incident
10:30
Filing year
2024
Submitted
06JAN2025:16:08:00

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Source

Data from OSHA ITA Form 300/301 electronic submissions, filing year 2024. ITA Case Detail records are establishment-reported submissions, not OSHA inspections — no per-record IMIS deep link exists.