Youngsville, NC ·
OSHA Injury Report: K-Flex USA, L.L.C.
Skin disorder · Other recordable case
At a glance
On , a skin disorder at K-Flex USA, L.L.C. in 100 K-Flex Way, Youngsville, NC 27596 resulted in other recordable case. Employee was machine Operator in rubber tubing manufacturing.
Where did this happen?
- Establishment
- K-Flex USA, L.L.C.
- Street
- 100 K-Flex Way
- City
- Youngsville
- State
- NC
- ZIP
- 27596
- On-site location
- PE Plant
What was the outcome?
- Outcome
- Other recordable case (code 4)
- Type
- Skin disorder (code 2)
Before the incident
Cleaning glue machine equipment with a scotchbrite pad and a cleaning agent called Zone Defense.
What happened
The cleaning agent dripped on and was absorved by [REDACTED] 's shirt. [REDACTED] worked the remainder of her shift with the clothing on and also wore the clothing for an extended period of time after leaving work. The prolonged contact with the cleaning agent caused a rash chemical burn to her skin.
Injury or illness
Chemical burn on lower left chest
Object or substance involved
Chemical: Zone Defense
Summary line
Chemical burn on the lower left chest
Employee and industry
- Job description
- Machine Operator
- SOC code
- 9999: Uncoded
- NAICS code
- 326299: Rubber tubing manufacturing
- NAICS vintage
- 2022
- Employees at this establishment (2023 average)
- 270
- Hours worked at this establishment (2023 total)
- 617,700
- Establishment ID
- 1085659
- Employer case #
- 12
When (timing detail)
- Date of incident
- Shift started
- 23:00
- Time of incident
- 23:40
- Filing year
- 2023
- Submitted to OSHA
- 2024-01-25
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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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