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OSHA Injury Report: American Borate Company - Chesapeake, VA

Injury · Other recordable case

At a glance

On , an injury at American Borate Company - Chesapeake, VA in 4100 Buell Street, Chesapeake, VA 23324 resulted in other recordable case. 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
Warehouse 8

What was the outcome?

Outcome
Other recordable case (code 4)
Type
Injury (code 1)

Before the incident

Employee was operating the 25kg bagger in warehouse 8.

What happened

Employee pinched his right index finger in the clamp of the bagger that hold the 25kg paper bag on the spout while it gets filled.

Injury or illness

Cut to right index finger

Object or substance involved

clamp on the 25kg bagger machine

Summary line

Cut right index finger on 25kg bagging machine when it was pinched by the clamp that holds the paper bag.

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 #
2

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
8:01
Time of incident
12:22
Filing year
2024
Submitted
15JAN2025:19:40:00

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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.