Middlebury, IN —
OSHA Injury Report: Myers Industries/Elkhart Plastics
Injury · Days away from work
At a glance
On , an injury at Myers Industries/Elkhart Plastics in Middlebury, IN 46540 resulted in days away from work. Employee was mold Shop in coolers or ice chests, plastics (except foam), manufacturing.
Where did this happen?
- Establishment
- Myers Industries/Elkhart Plastics
- Parent company
- Myers Industries/Elkhart Plastics
- Street
- 51703 Packard Dr
- City
- Middlebury
- State
- IN
- ZIP
- 46540
- On-site location
- Mold Shop
What was the outcome?
- Outcome
- Days away from work (code 2)
- Type
- Injury (code 1)
- Days away from work
- 1
Before the incident
Working in mold shop using a five-inch grinder to grind on a mold.
What happened
Removing the floor from the mold and grinding old welds. While grinding something flew into his eye.
Injury or illness
A piece of metal flew into and scratching his eye.
Object or substance involved
The piece of metal that flew off while grinding.
Summary line
Piece of metal in the right eye.
Employee and industry
- Job description
- Mold Shop
- SOC code
- 51-4072 — Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
- NAICS code
- 326199 — Coolers or ice chests, plastics (except foam), manufacturing
- NAICS vintage
- 2022
- Avg employees
- 166
- Total hours worked
- 272425
- EIN
- 853336691
- Establishment ID
- 1117301
- Employer case #
- 3
When (timing detail)
- Date of incident
- Shift started
- 5:30:00.000
- Time of incident
- 10:00:00.000
- Submitted
- 09FEB24:17:59:00
Source
Data from OSHA ITA Form 300/301 electronic submissions, filing year unspecified. ITA Case Detail records are establishment-reported submissions, not OSHA inspections — no per-record IMIS deep link exists.