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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 powders Opreator 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
Bldg. 22

What was the outcome?

Outcome
Job transfer or restriction (code 3)
Type
Injury (code 1)
Days restricted or transferred
7

Before the incident

Removing bricks heating elements and power feeds from #6 Carbide Furnace

What happened

Employee was pulling a power feed through assembly through the side wall Carbide furnace #6. Employee was grasping the L shaped section of the assembly and as the remainder of the assembly was clearing the bricks the unsupported weight caused the fasteners connecting this section to fail causing employee 's hand to continue moving until it came in contact with the opposite wall of the furnace pinching his hand.

Injury or illness

Contusion of right ring finger without damage to nail initial encounter.

Object or substance involved

Power feed assembly

Summary line

Abrasion Contusion of right ring finger

Employee and industry

Job description
Powders Opreator
SOC code
51-9011 — Chemical Equipment Operators and Tenders
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 #
6

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
7:00
Time of incident
8:30
Filing year
2024
Submitted
06JAN2025:16:17:00

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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.