Hazleton, PA —
OSHA Injury Report: Highwood USA LLC - North
Injury · Days away from work
At a glance
On , an injury at Highwood USA LLC - North in Hazleton, PA 18201 resulted in days away from work. Employee was fabrication Tech in profile shapes (e.g., rod, tube), nonrigid plastics, manufacturing.
Where did this happen?
- Establishment
- Highwood USA LLC - North
- Parent company
- Highwood USA LLC
- Street
- 64 N. Conahan Drive
- City
- Hazleton
- State
- PA
- ZIP
- 18201
- On-site location
- CNC Tool Changing Area
What was the outcome?
- Outcome
- Days away from work (code 2)
- Type
- Injury (code 1)
- Days away from work
- 2
Before the incident
Team member was replacing a worn out ½” end mill with a new one.
What happened
After hand tightening the team member placed the wrench on the collet to continue tightening. He placed his left hand on the wrench closest to the collet and his right hand was behind it. He used his left hand to support the wrench and was pushing with his right hand. The wrench slipped off the top of the collet and his right hand continued moving towards the end mill. The back of his right hand came in contact with the end mill.
Injury or illness
Injury is a laceration to the back of the right hand below the pinkie finger.
Object or substance involved
The back of his right hand came in contact with the end mill.
Summary line
Team member was replacing a worn out ½” end mill with a new one. Team member placed tool in the tool clamper and loosened the collet with the wrench to remove worn end mill. Placed new end mill in the collet set the height with the block and tightened t
Employee and industry
- Job description
- Fabrication Tech
- SOC code
- 51-2099 — Assemblers and Fabricators, All Other
- NAICS code
- 326121 — Profile shapes (e.g., rod, tube), nonrigid plastics, manufacturing
- NAICS vintage
- 2022
- Avg employees
- 65
- Total hours worked
- 114341
- EIN
- 50555556
- Establishment ID
- 472132
- Employer case #
- 1
When (timing detail)
- Date of incident
- Shift started
- 13:50:00.000
- Time of incident
- 19:50:00.000
- Submitted
- 09FEB24:19:03:00
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.