Morganton, NC —
OSHA Injury Report: VEKA East
Injury · Other recordable case
At a glance
On , an injury at VEKA East in Morganton, NC 28655 resulted in other recordable case. Employee was lead Technician in profile shapes (e.g., rod, tube), nonrigid plastics, manufacturing.
Where did this happen?
- Establishment
- VEKA East
- Street
- 90 Ceramic Tile Drive
- City
- Morganton
- State
- NC
- ZIP
- 28655
- On-site location
- Production Floor Line 4.1
What was the outcome?
- Outcome
- Other recordable case (code 4)
- Type
- Injury (code 1)
Before the incident
EE was attempting to clear a jam up on one of the production lines.
What happened
While pulling the jammed portion from the downstream set EE 's hand slipped causing him to strike himself in the mouth with his hand. EE later discovered that his tooth had been broken as he ran his tongue across the affected area.
Injury or illness
Broken tooth
Object or substance involved
Self
Summary line
EE was attempting to clear a jam up from the downstream calibrators. While pulling the jammed portion from the set EE 's hand slipped causing him to strike himself in the mouth whith his hand. EE later discovered his tooth had been broken on the way [REDA
Employee and industry
- Job description
- Lead Technician
- SOC code
- 9999 — Uncoded
- NAICS code
- 326121 — Profile shapes (e.g., rod, tube), nonrigid plastics, manufacturing
- NAICS vintage
- 2022
- Avg employees
- 130
- Total hours worked
- 264817
- Establishment ID
- 915310
- Employer case #
- 6
When (timing detail)
- Date of incident
- Shift started
- 7:00:00.000
- Time of incident
- 18:30:00.000
- Submitted
- 22JAN24:15:29:00
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.