Morganton, NC —
OSHA Injury Report: VEKA East
Injury · Other recordable case
At a glance
On , an injury at VEKA East in Morganton, NC 28655 resulted in other recordable case. Employee was extrusion Operator in profile shapes (e.g., rod, tube), nonrigid plastics, manufacturing.
Where did this happen?
- Establishment
- VEKA East
- Street
- 90 Ceramic Tile Drive
- City
- Morganton
- State
- NC
- ZIP
- 28655
- On-site location
- Production line 8.1
What was the outcome?
- Outcome
- Other recordable case (code 4)
- Type
- Injury (code 1)
Before the incident
EE was taking apart a die when the mandrel plate started to fall over. EE had removed his heat glove to remove the socket from a wrench. He burned his hand trying to catch the mandrel plate as it fell over.
What happened
EE was taking apart a die when the mandrel plate started to fall over. EE had removed his heat glove to remove the socket from a wrench. He burned his hand trying to catch the mandrel plate as it fell over.
Injury or illness
Burn to left hand
Object or substance involved
Mandrel plate.
Summary line
Burn to left hand; Hand Finger Wrist; Mandrel plate
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
- Avg employees
- 106
- Total hours worked
- 225859
- Establishment ID
- 915310
- Employer case #
- 123554
When (timing detail)
- Date of incident
- Filing year
- 2025
- Submitted
- 23JAN26:13:51:00
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.