Avon, CT ·
OSHA Injury Report: Orafol Avon CT
Skin disorder · Other recordable case
At a glance
On , a skin disorder at Orafol Avon CT in 120 Darling Drive, Avon, CT 06001 resulted in other recordable case. Employee was manufacturing Films Technician in sheet, laminated plastics (except flexible packaging), manufacturing.
Where did this happen?
- Establishment
- Orafol Avon CT
- Parent company
- Orafol Americas Incorporated
- Street
- 120 Darling Drive
- City
- Avon
- State
- CT
- ZIP
- 06001
- On-site location
- AP3 coating booth
What was the outcome?
- Outcome
- Other recordable case (code 4)
- Type
- Skin disorder (code 2)
Before the incident
Cleanup process of booth. Employee complained of rash on right hand. Did not report until 3 days after incident.
What happened
Employee was cleaning with ethyl acetate. Employee was not wearing proper arm protection per ORAFOL Policy for the task at hand and upon getting chemical on arms did not wash with soap and water and then placed arm protection over it resulting in injury.
Injury or illness
Chemical burn to right arm.
Object or substance involved
Ethyl Acetate
Summary line
Chemical burn to right arm from not wearing proper PPE for the task. Did not properly wash with soap and water.
Employee and industry
- Job description
- Manufacturing Films Technician
- SOC code
- 9999: Uncoded
- NAICS code
- 326130: Sheet, laminated plastics (except flexible packaging), manufacturing
- NAICS vintage
- 2022
- Employees at this establishment (2023 average)
- 117
- Hours worked at this establishment (2023 total)
- 245,977
- EIN
- 352237537
- Establishment ID
- 43153
- Employer case #
- 2
When (timing detail)
- Date of incident
- Shift started
- 16:00
- Time of incident
- 01:30
- Filing year
- 2023
- Submitted to OSHA
- 2024-01-05
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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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