Lynchburg, VA ·
OSHA Injury Report: Harco Fittings
Injury · Days away from work
At a glance
On , an injury at Harco Fittings in 3721 Cohen Place, Lynchburg, VA 24501 resulted in days away from work. Employee was machine Operator in fittings and unions, rigid plastics pipe, manufacturing.
Where did this happen?
- Establishment
- Harco Fittings
- Parent company
- IPEX
- Street
- 3721 Cohen Place
- City
- Lynchburg
- State
- VA
- ZIP
- 24501
- On-site location
- Machine No. 8
What was the outcome?
- Outcome
- Days away from work (code 2)
- Type
- Injury (code 1)
- Days away from work
- 5
- Days restricted or transferred
- 7
Before the incident
The employee was using a knife to trim flash from a fabricated fitting.
What happened
While cutting the flash the knife he was using slipped and cut his finger through his gloves. After being released back to work the injury sight became infected. The employee was then taken out of work by the physician. Employee returned to work the [REDACTED] after 11 days of restrictions the employee returned to the doctor when the doctor took him out of work for a infection. The employee resigned while out on leave.
Injury or illness
Laceration Left Index Finger
Object or substance involved
Knife
Summary line
While removing flash from a PVC Fitting the [REDACTED] cut his finger with a knife
Employee and industry
- 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
- Employees at this establishment (2023 average)
- 127
- Hours worked at this establishment (2023 total)
- 251,298
- EIN
- 548081200
- Establishment ID
- 1124013
- Employer case #
- 4
When (timing detail)
- Date of incident
- Shift started
- 07:00
- Time of incident
- 14:15
- Filing year
- 2023
- Submitted to OSHA
- 2024-02-14
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Source
Data from OSHA ITA Form 300/301 electronic submissions, filing year 2023. ITA Case Detail records are establishment-reported submissions, not OSHA inspections, so no per-record IMIS deep link exists.
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