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OSHA Injury Report: Alter Metal Recycling - Madison

Injury · Other recordable case

At a glance

On , an injury at Alter Metal Recycling - Madison in 4400 Sycamore Ave, Madison, WI 53714 resulted in other recordable case. Employee was equipment Operator in general-line scrap merchant wholesalers.

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Where did this happen?

Establishment
Alter Metal Recycling - Madison
Parent company
Alter Trading
Street
4400 Sycamore Ave
City
Madison
State
WI
ZIP
53714
On-site location
Baler

What was the outcome?

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

Before the incident

Using an angle grinder to cut metal

What happened

Angle grinder caught on something and it kicked back lacerating his cheek and ear

Injury or illness

Laceration and bruise

Object or substance involved

Angle grinder

Summary line

Laceration to left cheek

Employee and industry

Job description
Equipment Operator
SOC code
9999 — Uncoded
NAICS code
423930 — General-line scrap merchant wholesalers
NAICS vintage
2022
Avg employees
39
Total hours worked
97724
EIN
421272366
Establishment ID
108025
Employer case #
2023-0077

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
5:30:00.000
Time of incident
14:00:00.000
Filing year
2023
Submitted
30JAN24:14:28:00

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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.