Oneonta, NY ·
OSHA Injury Report: Corning Inc - Oneonta
Injury · Days away from work
At a glance
On , an injury at Corning Inc - Oneonta in 275 River Street, Oneonta, NY 13820 resulted in days away from work. Employee was trades Molder in bottles, plastics, manufacturing.
Where did this happen?
- Establishment
- Corning Inc - Oneonta
- Parent company
- Corning Incorporated
- Street
- 275 River Street
- City
- Oneonta
- State
- NY
- ZIP
- 13820
- On-site location
- Machine 27 Mold Room
What was the outcome?
- Outcome
- Days away from work (code 2)
- Type
- Injury (code 1)
- Days away from work
- 1
Before the incident
Molder employees were called to [REDACTED] for a restart. Upon restart cavity number two had a piece of plastic resin funnel material (drip spout) that was broke off in gate causing a blockage. Molder Employee was attempting to free blockage from gate to return machine to a running state.
What happened
At approx. 2350 hours molder employees were called to [REDACTED] for a restart. Upon restart cavity number two had a piece of plastic resin funnel material (drip spout) that was broke off in gate causing a blockage. Molder Employee was attempting to free blockage from gate to return machine to a running state. Molder Employee was operating valve gates while simultaneously having hand over gate nozzle. Excessive pressure in the manifold built due to setting the temperatures above normal operating setpoints. When valve gates opened excessive pressure was released through the gate orifice. Molten plastic resin ended up covering the left-hand palm and fingers of the molder employees hand. Molder Employee immediately sought out first aid from Supervisor. Molder Employee was transported to receive medical treatment and is now back home.
Injury or illness
Burn or Scald (heat) Hand Left Hand
Object or substance involved
Molten Plastic (685D Polystyrene)
Summary line
burn or Scald(heat) Hand Left Hand Molten Plastic (685D polystyrene) Contact with temperature extreme
Employee and industry
- Job description
- Trades Molder
- SOC code
- 51-4072: Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
- NAICS code
- 326160: Bottles, plastics, manufacturing
- NAICS vintage
- 2012
- Employees at this establishment (2024 average)
- 205
- Hours worked at this establishment (2024 total)
- 437,126
- EIN
- 160393470
- Establishment ID
- 443963
- Employer case #
- 366
When (timing detail)
- Date of incident
- Time of incident
- Not known — the employer filed this case without a time of day.
- Filing year
- 2024
- Submitted to OSHA
- 2025-01-23
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Source
Data from OSHA ITA Form 300/301 electronic submissions, filing year 2024. ITA Case Detail records are establishment-reported submissions, not OSHA inspections, so no per-record IMIS deep link exists.
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