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Lexington, NC —

OSHA Injury Report: Lexington

Injury · Days away from work

At a glance

On , an injury at Lexington in 473 New Jersey Church Road, Lexington, NC 27292 resulted in days away from work. Employee was wet Chop Wet Chop Operator in glass fiber, textile type, made in glass making plants.

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Where did this happen?

Establishment
Lexington
Parent company
Electric Glass Fiber America, LLC
Street
473 New Jersey Church Road
City
Lexington
State
NC
ZIP
27292
On-site location
509 Position #16

What was the outcome?

Outcome
Days away from work (code 2)
Type
Injury (code 1)
Days away from work
83
Days restricted or transferred
39

Before the incident

Employee was Sliver Handling on furnace 509 position #16

What happened

Employee was slivering a breakout on position #16 and a bead strap fell from the right side of the bushing striking the right hand and causing a piece of glass to become embedded in the right index finger.

Injury or illness

Embedded fiber glass in right index finger

Object or substance involved

Embedded Fiber glass

Summary line

Embedded fiber glass in right index finger from Embedded Fiber glass

Employee and industry

Job description
Wet Chop Wet Chop Operator
SOC code
51-9051 — Furnace, Kiln, Oven, Drier, and Kettle Operators and Tenders
NAICS code
327212 — Glass fiber, textile type, made in glass making plants
NAICS vintage
2012
Avg employees
93
Total hours worked
199778
EIN
562109195
Establishment ID
119834
Employer case #
4536

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
7:00
Time of incident
15:25
Filing year
2025
Submitted
20JAN26:18:39:00

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Source

Data from OSHA ITA Form 300/301 electronic submissions, filing year 2025. ITA Case Detail records are establishment-reported submissions, not OSHA inspections — no per-record IMIS deep link exists.