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OSHA Injury Report: Gerdau Lancaster Rail Products

Injury · Other recordable case

At a glance

On , an injury at Gerdau Lancaster Rail Products in 1888 Riverside Road, Lancaster, SC 29720 resulted in other recordable case. Employee was spike Machine Operator in hot forgings made from purchased iron or steel, unfinished.

Where did this happen?

Establishment
Gerdau Lancaster Rail Products
Parent company
Gerdau
Street
1888 Riverside Road
City
Lancaster
State
SC
ZIP
29720
On-site location
General Plant

What was the outcome?

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

Before the incident

Using pistol grinder to grind die

What happened

Airline blew off pistol grinder and lacerated ee 's right upper lip

Injury or illness

Laceration to right upper lip

Object or substance involved

Pistol grinder airline

Summary line

Laceration to right upper lip from pistol grinder airline

Employee and industry

Job description
Spike Machine Operator
SOC code
51-4199 — Metal Workers and Plastic Workers, All Other
NAICS code
332111 — Hot forgings made from purchased iron or steel, unfinished
NAICS vintage
2022
Avg employees
46
Total hours worked
87659
Establishment ID
1091955
Employer case #
3

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
7:00:00.000
Time of incident
9:25:00.000
Filing year
2023
Submitted
30JAN24:14:07:00

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Source

Data from OSHA ITA Form 300/301 electronic submissions, filing year 2023. ITA Case Detail records are establishment-reported submissions, not OSHA inspections — no per-record IMIS deep link exists.