Cuts, lacerations, punctures without injury to internal structures

Name: Cuts, lacerations, punctures without injury to internal structures at MetalTek International, Inc.
Start: 8/1/2025

1 hospitalization · 2025087596 · 8/1/2025 · MetalTek International, Inc.

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Exterior and musculoskeletal structures of the back unspecified
Nature of injury: Cuts, lacerations, punctures without injury to internal structures

Cause

Event: Struck by running powered equipment n.e.c.
Source: Metal, woodworking, and special material machinery unspecified
Secondary source: Dies, molds, patterns

Employer

Name: MetalTek International, Inc.
Location: 905 East St. Paul Avenue, WAUKESHA, WISCONSIN, 53188
NAICS: 331513
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was turning off a gas valve when he bumped into a die brush and struck the spinning die. The die pin struck him on the back, resulting in contusions, abrasions, and a severe laceration to his back that required hospitalization and surgery.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine: JSON-LD · Markdown