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OSHA Injury Report: Walker Die Casting

Injury · Days away from work

At a glance

On , an injury at Walker Die Casting in 1125 Higgs Road, Lewisburg, TN 37091 resulted in days away from work. Employee was process Technician in aluminum die-casting foundries.

Where did this happen?

Establishment
Walker Die Casting
Parent company
Walker Die Casting
Street
1125 Higgs Road
City
Lewisburg
State
TN
ZIP
37091
On-site location
64 Die Cast Machine

What was the outcome?

Outcome
Days away from work (code 2)
Type
Injury (code 1)
Days away from work
131
Days restricted or transferred
90

Before the incident

Employee was troubleshooting 64 DCM for gate break off.

What happened

Employee was pulling a part out of the die and the gate broke off and the part shrunk up. Employee was prying the part out of the die when the vent runner broke. Employee fell forward and hit is collar bone right shoulder on the cover half of the die.

Injury or illness

Strain Sprain of the right shoulder- torn rotator cuff.

Object or substance involved

Cover half of the die and aluminum part.

Summary line

Strain Sprain of the right shoulder- torn rotator cuff

Employee and industry

Job description
Process Technician
SOC code
17-3027 — Mechanical Engineering Technologists and Technicians
NAICS code
331523 — Aluminum die-casting foundries
NAICS vintage
2022
Avg employees
420
Total hours worked
1088025
Establishment ID
749696
Employer case #
12

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
15:00:00.000
Time of incident
17:00:00.000
Submitted
30JAN24:00:40:00

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Source

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