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OSHA Injury Report: American Borate Company - Chesapeake, VA

Injury · Days away from work

At a glance

On , an injury at American Borate Company - Chesapeake, VA in 4100 Buell Street, Chesapeake, VA 23324 resulted in days away from work. Employee was general Laborer in ore concentrates merchant wholesalers.

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Where did this happen?

Establishment
American Borate Company - Chesapeake, VA
Parent company
American Borate Company
Street
4100 Buell Street
City
Chesapeake
State
VA
ZIP
23324
On-site location
Flatbed Truck outside WH 1

What was the outcome?

Outcome
Days away from work (code 2)
Type
Injury (code 1)
Days away from work
25

Before the incident

The employee was looping supersacks onto forklift bags so the forklift could take the supersacks off of the flatbed truck during vessel discharge.

What happened

Employee was getting off the flatbed truck when his right leg fell through the flatbed truck floor.

Injury or illness

sprain of right ankle and right knee

Object or substance involved

Wooden floor of flatbed truck

Summary line

Employee 's right leg fell through the wooden floor of flatbed truck twisting spraining his right ankle and right knee.

Employee and industry

Job description
General Laborer
SOC code
53-7062 — Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand
NAICS code
423520 — Ore concentrates merchant wholesalers
NAICS vintage
2012
Avg employees
27
Total hours worked
57901
EIN
194115300
Establishment ID
199927
Employer case #
1

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
8:04
Time of incident
17:15
Filing year
2024
Submitted
15JAN2025:19:32:00

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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.