Lexington, NC —
OSHA Injury Report: Lexington
Injury · Days away from work
At a glance
On , an injury at Lexington in Lexington, NC 27292 resulted in days away from work. Employee was wet Chop Operator in glass fiber, textile type, made in glass making plants.
Where did this happen?
- Establishment
- Lexington
- Parent company
- Electric Glass Fiber America, LLC
- Street
- 473 New Jersey Church Road
- City
- Lexington
- State
- NC
- ZIP
- 27292
- On-site location
- LEX-509 sliver level at position #42.
What was the outcome?
- Outcome
- Days away from work (code 2)
- Type
- Injury (code 1)
- Days away from work
- 72
- Days restricted or transferred
- 45
Before the incident
Employee was slivering a breakout on position #42
What happened
Operator was slivering a breakout on position #42 and a small bead strap fell from the right side of the bushing hitting the right hand and causing EFG in the right index finger.
Injury or illness
Embedded fiberglass in the right hand.
Object or substance involved
Fiberglass punctured through skin
Summary line
Embedded fiberglass in the right hand from Fiberglass punctured through skin
Employee and industry
- Job description
- Wet Chop Operator
- SOC code
- 51-9051 — Furnace, Kiln, Oven, Drier, and Kettle Operators and Tenders
- NAICS code
- 327212 — Glass fiber, textile type, made in glass making plants
- NAICS vintage
- 2012
- Avg employees
- 93
- Total hours worked
- 199778
- EIN
- 562109195
- Establishment ID
- 119834
- Employer case #
- 4526
When (timing detail)
- Date of incident
- Shift started
- 7:00
- Time of incident
- 10:30
- Filing year
- 2025
- Submitted
- 20JAN26:18:34:00
Source
Data from OSHA ITA Form 300/301 electronic submissions, filing year 2025. ITA Case Detail records are establishment-reported submissions, not OSHA inspections — no per-record IMIS deep link exists.