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 Youngsville, NC 27596 resulted in other recordable case. Employee was logistics 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
- EPE Department
What was the outcome?
- Outcome
- Other recordable case (code 4)
- Type
- Skin disorder (code 2)
Before the incident
The employee was performing his regular job tasks
What happened
Employee noticed over time that something in his shoe was irritating his foot. When he went to seek medical attention he found that there were two pellets that had somehow gotten into his shoe and got under the insole. Over time these pellets had chewed their way through the insole and started causing irritation on his foot. These pellets were identified as being something that we use in our process making this a work-related incident.
Injury or illness
Irritated foot
Object or substance involved
Pellets in work shoe
Summary line
Irritation on foot
Employee and industry
- Job description
- Logistics Operator
- SOC code
- 13-1081 — Logisticians
- NAICS code
- 326299 — Rubber tubing manufacturing
- NAICS vintage
- 2022
- Avg employees
- 270
- Total hours worked
- 617700
- Establishment ID
- 1085659
- Employer case #
- 8
When (timing detail)
- Date of incident
- Shift started
- 12:00
- Filing year
- 2024
- Submitted
- 20JAN2025:20:39:00
Source
Data from OSHA ITA Form 300/301 electronic submissions, filing year 2024. ITA Case Detail records are establishment-reported submissions, not OSHA inspections — no per-record IMIS deep link exists.