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OSHA Injury Report: Harco Fittings

Injury · Job transfer or restriction

On , an injury at Harco Fittings in Lynchburg, VA 24501 resulted in job transfer or restriction. Employee was machine Operator in fittings and unions, rigid plastics pipe, manufacturing.

Establishment
Harco Fittings
Parent company
IPEX
Street
3721 Cohen Place
City
Lynchburg
State
VA
ZIP
24501
On-site location
Machine No. 8
Outcome
Job transfer or restriction (code 3)
Type
Injury (code 1)
Days restricted or transferred
6

Employee was trimming plastic flashing with a knife from components after the components exited the injection molding machine.

Employee experienced pain with numbness in their left hand along with swelling due to the repetitive motion of trimming.

Strain to left hand area from repetitive motion.

Repetitive Motion

Left Hand Strain Left Wrist Strain - Repetitive Motion while cutting flash

Job description
Machine Operator
SOC code
51-4199 — Metal Workers and Plastic Workers, All Other
NAICS code
326122 — Fittings and unions, rigid plastics pipe, manufacturing
NAICS vintage
2022
Avg employees
127
Total hours worked
251298
EIN
548081200
Establishment ID
1124013
Employer case #
1
Date of incident
Shift started
6:57:00.000
Time of incident
16:00:00.000
Submitted
14FEB24:14:25:00

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.