Suffield, CT —
OSHA Injury Report: Kongsberg Automotive, Suffield FTS
Injury · Job transfer or restriction
At a glance
On , an injury at Kongsberg Automotive, Suffield FTS in Suffield, CT 6078 resulted in job transfer or restriction. Employee was melt Operator in plastics and rubber belts and hoses (without fittings) manufacturing.
Where did this happen?
- Establishment
- Kongsberg Automotive, Suffield FTS
- Parent company
- Kongsberg Automotive
- Street
- 1 Firestone Drive
- City
- Suffield
- State
- CT
- ZIP
- 6078
- On-site location
- Melt Extrusion
What was the outcome?
- Outcome
- Job transfer or restriction (code 3)
- Type
- Injury (code 1)
- Days restricted or transferred
- 5
Before the incident
The employee was lifting bags of silicone pellets into an oven used for melting product into a hose sheath.
What happened
Lifting the bags of material caused strain to the employee 's back.
Injury or illness
Muscle strain in the lower back.
Object or substance involved
Bags of silicone pellets (improperly lifted).
Summary line
Back strain while lifting a bag
Employee and industry
- Job description
- Melt Operator
- SOC code
- 51-9041 — Extruding, Forming, Pressing, and Compacting Machine Setters, O
- NAICS code
- 326220 — Plastics and rubber belts and hoses (without fittings) manufacturing
- NAICS vintage
- 2022
- Avg employees
- 195
- Total hours worked
- 409953
- EIN
- 382913508
- Establishment ID
- 1420383
- Employer case #
- 1
When (timing detail)
- Date of incident
- Shift started
- 22:00
- Filing year
- 2025
- Submitted
- 20FEB26:15:14:00
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.