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OSHA Injury Report: HEXPOL Barberton

Injury · Days away from work

On , an injury at HEXPOL Barberton in Barberton, OH 44203 resulted in days away from work. Employee was mill Operator in grommets, rubber, manufacturing.

Establishment
HEXPOL Barberton
Parent company
HEXPOL Barberton
Street
1020 Lambert st
City
Barberton
State
OH
ZIP
44203
On-site location
Line 12 Drop Mill
Outcome
Days away from work (code 2)
Type
Injury (code 1)
Days away from work
30

Employee placed rubber from line 12 drop mill on the transfer belt conveyor heading to the strip mill and as the employee waited for the next batch to drop the employee rested his left arm on the metal frame of the conveyor belt.

Employee glove got caught by the return belt and pulled his hand down into the 2 gap between the belt and the frame and end roller of the conveyor belt.

Fractur lower left forearm

Roller on the conveyor belt

Fractured bone in lower left forearm placing rubber on belt conveyor

Job description
Mill Operator
SOC code
51-9199 — Production Workers, All Other
NAICS code
326299 — Grommets, rubber, manufacturing
NAICS vintage
2022
Avg employees
59
Total hours worked
118061
EIN
270013235
Establishment ID
1089280
Employer case #
2
Date of incident
Shift started
15:00:00.000
Time of incident
17:05:00.000
Submitted
29JAN24:16:38:00

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.