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OSHA Injury Report: Heise Industries, Inc

Injury · Days away from work

At a glance

On , an injury at Heise Industries, Inc in 196 Commerce Street, East Berlin, CT 06023 resulted in days away from work. Employee was mold Maker in dies, plastics forming, manufacturing.

Where did this happen?

Establishment
Heise Industries, Inc
Parent company
Heise Industries, Inc
Street
196 Commerce Street
City
East Berlin
State
CT
ZIP
06023
On-site location
Harrison Lathe

What was the outcome?

Outcome
Days away from work (code 2)
Type
Injury (code 1)
Days away from work
4

Before the incident

Turning aluminum punch standoffs for trim tooling on a [REDACTED] [REDACTED]

What happened

Employee was adjusting chuck on lathe when his knee hit a switch that caused the machine to turn on. The tool that was in the chuck then rotated into the employees hand.

Injury or illness

Left Hand Contusion

Object or substance involved

Lathe Chuck adjustment tool.

Summary line

Left Hand Contusion [REDACTED] adjustment tool rotated into hand

Employee and industry

Job description
Mold Maker
SOC code
51-4072 — Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
NAICS code
333514 — Dies, plastics forming, manufacturing
NAICS vintage
2022
Avg employees
30
Total hours worked
60798
Establishment ID
344879
Employer case #
2

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
6:30:00.000
Time of incident
11:50:00.000
Filing year
2023
Submitted
10JAN24:12:58:00

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Source

Data from OSHA ITA Form 300/301 electronic submissions, filing year 2023. ITA Case Detail records are establishment-reported submissions, not OSHA inspections — no per-record IMIS deep link exists.