Statesville, NC —
OSHA Injury Report: AmesburyTruth
Injury · Days away from work
At a glance
On , an injury at AmesburyTruth in Statesville, NC 28625 resulted in days away from work. Employee was machine Operator in hardware, plastics, manufacturing.
Where did this happen?
- Establishment
- AmesburyTruth
- Parent company
- AmesburyTruth
- Street
- 125 Amesbury Truth Drive
- City
- Statesville
- State
- NC
- ZIP
- 28625
- On-site location
- Foam Line 11
What was the outcome?
- Outcome
- Days away from work (code 2)
- Type
- Injury (code 1)
- Days away from work
- 5
Before the incident
Manually repositioning straightening the reel arm to address misalignment and capacity-reached stoppages on the reel-up.
What happened
The operator was troubleshooting Foam Line 11. While adjusting the reel arm on the reel-up machine an improperly grounded wire allowed electrical current to energize the machine’s frame. When the operator placed his right hand on the reel arm and rested the other hand on the reel-up the circuit completed and he received an electric shock.
Injury or illness
Electrical shock to right hand with transient symptoms (pain tingling); employee later reported chest discomfort and was evaluated (EKG normal) out of an abundance of caution.
Object or substance involved
Electrical current leaking from the reel-up machine due to a loose neutral missing frame-to-ground bond and a water-damaged dancer-arm circuit board.
Summary line
Electrical shock to right hand with transient symptoms (pain tingling); employee later reported chest discomfort and was evaluated (EKG normal) out of an abundance of caution.
Employee and industry
- Job description
- Machine Operator
- SOC code
- 51-4199 — Metal Workers and Plastic Workers, All Other
- NAICS code
- 326199 — Hardware, plastics, manufacturing
- NAICS vintage
- 2012
- Avg employees
- 251
- Total hours worked
- 456626
- Establishment ID
- 1052498
- Employer case #
- 24603428
When (timing detail)
- Date of incident
- Shift started
- 6:00
- Time of incident
- 7:45
- Filing year
- 2025
- Submitted
- 23FEB26:19:33:00
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.