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OSHA Injury Report: IMC Metals

Injury · Days away from work

At a glance

On , an injury at IMC Metals in 135 Boiler Spring Road, Shelby, NC 28152 resulted in days away from work. Employee was cASTING OPERATOR LINE in precious metals recovering from scrap and/or alloying purchased metals.

Where did this happen?

Establishment
IMC Metals
Parent company
IMC Metals LLC
Street
135 Boiler Spring Road
City
Shelby
State
NC
ZIP
28152
On-site location
SOUTH SIDE OF LINE7

What was the outcome?

Outcome
Days away from work (code 2)
Type
Injury (code 1)
Days away from work
21
Days restricted or transferred
7

Before the incident

LOADING THE SOUTHSIDE FURNACE LINE 7

What happened

EE WAS RETRIEVING SOMETHING AND LOADING THE FURNACE AND THERE WAS AN EXPLOSION. EE WAS WEARING THE REQUIRED PPE FLAME RETARDENT SUIT AND GLOVES.

Injury or illness

BURNS TO HAND AND TORSO

Object or substance involved

MOLTEN COPPER

Summary line

BURN TO HAND AND TORSO

Employee and industry

Job description
CASTING OPERATOR LINE
SOC code
51-4072 — Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
NAICS code
331492 — Precious metals recovering from scrap and/or alloying purchased metals
NAICS vintage
2022
Avg employees
98
Total hours worked
204512
EIN
270817038
Establishment ID
1075949
Employer case #
4

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
7:00
Time of incident
8:10
Filing year
2024
Submitted
16JAN2025:15:57:00

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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.