Morganton, NC ·
OSHA Injury Report: VEKA East
Injury · Other recordable case
At a glance
On , an injury at VEKA East in 90 Ceramic Tile Drive, Morganton, NC 28655 resulted in other recordable case. Employee was extrusion Operator in profile shapes (e.g., rod, tube), nonrigid plastics, manufacturing.
Where did this happen?
- Establishment
- VEKA East
- Street
- 90 Ceramic Tile Drive
- City
- Morganton
- State
- NC
- ZIP
- 28655
- On-site location
- LINE 16.2
What was the outcome?
- Outcome
- Other recordable case (code 4)
- Type
- Injury (code 1)
Before the incident
EE was in the process of changing the blade on one of our in-line saws on a production line.
What happened
When EE went to loosen the bolt holding the blade in place with a spanner wrench the wrench slipped; EE quickly pulled his hand back but in the process of doing so his hand struck the blade resulting in a laceration.
Injury or illness
Laceration of Rt. 2nd finger
Object or substance involved
Saw blade
Summary line
EE was changing the saw blade on line 16.2. While turning the wrench to loosen the nut the wrench slipped off the nut causing EE 's hand to thrust forward downward. When he instinctively pulled his hand back he hit his index finger on the blade resulting
Employee and industry
- Job description
- Extrusion Operator
- SOC code
- 9999: Uncoded
- NAICS code
- 326121: Profile shapes (e.g., rod, tube), nonrigid plastics, manufacturing
- NAICS vintage
- 2012
- Employees at this establishment (2024 average)
- 109
- Hours worked at this establishment (2024 total)
- 229,955
- Establishment ID
- 915310
- Employer case #
- 1
When (timing detail)
- Date of incident
- Shift started
- 07:00
- Time of incident
- 12:30
- Filing year
- 2024
- Submitted to OSHA
- 2025-01-24
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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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