Mooresville, NC —
OSHA Injury Report: NGK Ceramics USA, Inc.
Injury · Days away from work
At a glance
On , an injury at NGK Ceramics USA, Inc. in Mooresville, NC 28115 resulted in days away from work. Employee was tech Lead I in catalytic converters, engine exhaust, automotive, truck, and bus, manufacturing.
Where did this happen?
- Establishment
- NGK Ceramics USA, Inc.
- Parent company
- NGK Ceramics USA, Inc.
- Street
- 119 Mazeppa Rd.
- City
- Mooresville
- State
- NC
- ZIP
- 28115
- On-site location
- Continuous Extrusion-Line E
What was the outcome?
- Outcome
- Days away from work (code 2)
- Type
- Injury (code 1)
- Days away from work
- 30
- Days restricted or transferred
- 3
Before the incident
Tech Lead I-Extrusion process on Line E
What happened
While restarting the extruder the employee placed his left hand at the cradle raiser & the cradle raiser lifted & pinched his left hand ring finger between the cradle raiser & the A Cartridge-which caused the dip joint on left hand fourth digit ring finger being cut off-amputation upper portion of left hand fourth digit ring finger
Injury or illness
Amputation of Finger(s) Left Hand 4th digit ring finger
Object or substance involved
Machinery-Special process machinery
Summary line
While restarting the extruder the employee placed his left hand at the cradle raiser & the cradle raiser lifted & pinched his left hand ring finger between the cradle raiser & the A Cartridge-which caused the dip joint on left hand fourth digit ring fing
Employee and industry
- Job description
- Tech Lead I
- SOC code
- 00-9900 — Insufficient Information - NIOSH
- NAICS code
- 336390 — Catalytic converters, engine exhaust, automotive, truck, and bus, manufacturing
- NAICS vintage
- 2012
- Avg employees
- 617
- Total hours worked
- 1238892
- EIN
- 232528289
- Establishment ID
- 141028
- Employer case #
- 12
When (timing detail)
- Date of incident
- Shift started
- 7:20
- Time of incident
- 16:30
- Filing year
- 2025
- Submitted
- 30JAN26:18:46:00
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.