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OSHA Injury Report: Mertz Manufacturing, Inc.

Injury · Job transfer or restriction

At a glance

On , an injury at Mertz Manufacturing, Inc. in 1701 N. Waverly, Ponca City, OK 74601 resulted in job transfer or restriction. Employee was forklift operator 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
1701 Southwest yard

What was the outcome?

Outcome
Job transfer or restriction (code 3)
Type
Injury (code 1)
Days restricted or transferred
33

Before the incident

Helping put together a rack.

What happened

A forklift was used to push in a beam when it fell. The beam fell two feet striking the injured employees left wrist.

Injury or illness

Left wrist sprain.

Object or substance involved

Rack beam.

Summary line

Left wrist strain

Employee and industry

Job description
Forklift operator
SOC code
53-7051 — Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators
NAICS code
333120 — Off-highway trucks manufacturing
NAICS vintage
2012
Avg employees
272
Total hours worked
614191
EIN
550830804
Establishment ID
916823
Employer case #
19

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
5:30
Time of incident
10:26
Filing year
2024
Submitted
20JAN2025:18:54:00

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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.