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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
Production line 8.1

What was the outcome?

Outcome
Other recordable case (code 4)
Type
Injury (code 1)

Before the incident

EE was taking apart a die when the mandrel plate started to fall over. EE had removed his heat glove to remove the socket from a wrench. He burned his hand trying to catch the mandrel plate as it fell over.

What happened

EE was taking apart a die when the mandrel plate started to fall over. EE had removed his heat glove to remove the socket from a wrench. He burned his hand trying to catch the mandrel plate as it fell over.

Injury or illness

Burn to left hand

Object or substance involved

Mandrel plate.

Summary line

Burn to left hand; Hand Finger Wrist; Mandrel plate

Employee and industry

Job description
Extrusion Operator
SOC code
51-6091 — Extruding and Forming Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders,
NAICS code
326121 — Profile shapes (e.g., rod, tube), nonrigid plastics, manufacturing
NAICS vintage
2012
Avg employees
106
Total hours worked
225859
Establishment ID
915310
Employer case #
123554

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Filing year
2025
Submitted
23JAN26:13:51:00

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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.