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OSHA Injury Report: Materion - Westford - 2

Injury · Days away from work

On , an injury at Materion - Westford - 2 in Westford, MA 01886 resulted in days away from work. Employee was technician I Facilities in mirrors, optical, manufacturing.

Establishment
Materion - Westford - 2
Parent company
Materion
Street
2 Lyberty Way
City
Westford
State
MA
ZIP
01886
On-site location
On the roof at air handler 7
Outcome
Days away from work (code 2)
Type
Injury (code 1)
Days away from work
59

Inspecting the air handler belt

A Facilities Technician was tasked with conducting seasonal maintenance on HVAC units on the roof which included changing belts While conducting the service on Unit 7 the employee deenergized the unit changed the belt and then reenergized the unit As he installed the cover he noticed the belt was not fully seated and instinctively reached in to adjust the belt As soon as he touched the belt the motor started As the pully rotated the employees right thumb was pinched between the be

Nature of InjuryIllness Amputation partial or full Body Parts ThumbRight

The air handler flywheel and belt

Nature of InjuryIllness Amputation partial or full Cause of InjuryIllnessCaught Between Body Parts ThumbRight Object Substance The air handler flywheel

Job description
Technician I Facilities
SOC code
9999 — Uncoded
NAICS code
333314 — Mirrors, optical, manufacturing
NAICS vintage
2017
Avg employees
129
Total hours worked
97694
Establishment ID
986805
Employer case #
US-PO - WE
Date of incident
Shift started
7:25:00.000
Time of incident
14:45:00.000
Submitted
26FEB24:12:44:00

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.