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 material Handler 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
- Shipping Dock
What was the outcome?
- Outcome
- Other recordable case (code 4)
- Type
- Injury (code 1)
Before the incident
EE was was shoveling spilled compound from the floor into a gaylord box.
What happened
While shoveling the compound from the floor into the gaylord box compound particles managed to make it around EE 's safety glasses and into his Lt. eye.
Injury or illness
Foreign body to Lt. eye
Object or substance involved
Compound (Raw Material)
Summary line
While shoveling compound from the floor into a gaylord box compound (dust) flew into EE 's left eye. EE was wearing safety glasses at time of incident.
Employee and industry
- Job description
- Material Handler
- SOC code
- 53-7062: Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand
- 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 #
- 3
When (timing detail)
- Date of incident
- Shift started
- 08:00
- Time of incident
- 08:30
- 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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