Morganton, NC —
OSHA Injury Report: Gerresheimer
Injury · Days away from work
At a glance
On , an injury at Gerresheimer in 114 Wamsutta Mill Road, Morganton, NC 28655 resulted in days away from work. Employee was selector Packer in bottles (i.e., bottling, canning, packaging), glass, manufacturing.
Where did this happen?
- Establishment
- Gerresheimer
- Parent company
- Gerresheimer
- Street
- 114 Wamsutta Mill Road
- City
- Morganton
- State
- NC
- ZIP
- 28655
- On-site location
- Packroom Line 13
What was the outcome?
- Outcome
- Days away from work (code 2)
- Type
- Injury (code 1)
- Days away from work
- 1
Before the incident
Utilizing the plastic wrap sealer as required.
What happened
Employees lab coat caught on equipment and as she moved her body to disengage she inadvertently activated the sealer. Realizing she attempted to grab her jacket with her right hand placing it in direct contact with the sealer. This caused a superficial burn to fingers on her right hand.
Injury or illness
Superficial burn to fingers on her right hand.
Object or substance involved
The plastic wrap sealer.
Summary line
Burn to right hand fingers
Employee and industry
- Job description
- Selector Packer
- SOC code
- 51-9111 — Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders
- NAICS code
- 327213 — Bottles (i.e., bottling, canning, packaging), glass, manufacturing
- NAICS vintage
- 2022
- Avg employees
- 165
- Total hours worked
- 341004
- EIN
- 222784102
- Establishment ID
- 1097459
- Employer case #
- 202401
When (timing detail)
- Date of incident
- Shift started
- 19:00
- Time of incident
- 23:32
- Filing year
- 2024
- Submitted
- 03MAR2025:00:41:00
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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 — no per-record IMIS deep link exists.