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OSHA Injury Report: Mertz Manufacturing, Inc.

Injury · Other recordable case

At a glance

On , an injury at Mertz Manufacturing, Inc. in 1701 N. Waverly, Ponca City, OK 74601 resulted in other recordable case. Employee was welder in off-highway trucks manufacturing.

Where did this happen?

Establishment
Mertz Manufacturing, Inc.
Parent company
Mertz Manufacturing, Inc.
Street
1701 N. Waverly
City
Ponca City
State
OK
ZIP
74601
On-site location
Southwest end of Fab-5

What was the outcome?

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

Before the incident

Employee was airing up a tire.

What happened

When the employee over inflated the tire it separated the two-piece rim. When the rim separated it struck the employee in the right hand.

Injury or illness

Right hand laceration.

Object or substance involved

Half of a six-inch rim.

Summary line

Laceration Right hand

Employee and industry

Job description
Welder
SOC code
51-4121 — Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers
NAICS code
333120 — Off-highway trucks manufacturing
NAICS vintage
2012
Avg employees
272
Total hours worked
614191
EIN
550830804
Establishment ID
916823
Employer case #
5

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
5:30
Time of incident
9:38
Filing year
2024
Submitted
20JAN2025:16:12:00

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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.