Fombell, PA ·
OSHA Injury Report: VEKA Inc.
Injury · Days away from work
At a glance
On , an injury at VEKA Inc. in 100 Veka Drive, Fombell, PA 16123 resulted in days away from work. Employee was extrusion Operator in profile shapes (e.g., rod, tube), nonrigid plastics, manufacturing.
Where did this happen?
- Establishment
- VEKA Inc.
- Parent company
- VEKA Inc.
- Street
- 100 Veka Drive
- City
- Fombell
- State
- PA
- ZIP
- 16123
- On-site location
- Plant 3 - Line 106
What was the outcome?
- Outcome
- Days away from work (code 2)
- Type
- Injury (code 1)
- Days away from work
- 3
- Days restricted or transferred
- 180
Before the incident
Starting a line
What happened
The calibration lid was off of the cal onto the tank. The lid began to fall. EE caught it with both hands. While twisting EE felt a pop in lower back.
Injury or illness
Strain - Lower Back
Object or substance involved
N A
Summary line
Strain - Lower Back; Back (Upper Lower); N A
Employee and industry
- Job description
- Extrusion Operator
- SOC code
- 51-6091: Extruding and Forming Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders,
- NAICS code
- 326121: Profile shapes (e.g., rod, tube), nonrigid plastics, manufacturing
- NAICS vintage
- 2012
- Employees at this establishment (2025 average)
- 552
- Hours worked at this establishment (2025 total)
- 1,147,312
- Establishment ID
- 796566
- Employer case #
- 123482
When (timing detail)
- Date of incident
- Shift started
- 07:00
- Time of incident
- 10:30
- Filing year
- 2025
- Submitted to OSHA
- 2026-01-13
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Source
Data from OSHA ITA Form 300/301 electronic submissions, filing year 2025. ITA Case Detail records are establishment-reported submissions, not OSHA inspections, so no per-record IMIS deep link exists.
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