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OSHA Injury Report: Highwood USA LLC - North

Injury · Days away from work

At a glance

On , an injury at Highwood USA LLC - North in 64 N. Conahan Drive, Hazleton, PA 18201 resulted in days away from work. Employee was fabrication Tech in profile shapes (e.g., rod, tube), nonrigid plastics, manufacturing.

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Where did this happen?

Establishment
Highwood USA LLC - North
Parent company
Highwood USA LLC
Street
64 N. Conahan Drive
City
Hazleton
State
PA
ZIP
18201
On-site location
CNC Tool Changing Area

What was the outcome?

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

Before the incident

Team member was replacing a worn out ½” end mill with a new one.

What happened

After hand tightening the team member placed the wrench on the collet to continue tightening. He placed his left hand on the wrench closest to the collet and his right hand was behind it. He used his left hand to support the wrench and was pushing with his right hand. The wrench slipped off the top of the collet and his right hand continued moving towards the end mill. The back of his right hand came in contact with the end mill.

Injury or illness

Injury is a laceration to the back of the right hand below the pinkie finger.

Object or substance involved

The back of his right hand came in contact with the end mill.

Summary line

Team member was replacing a worn out ½” end mill with a new one. Team member placed tool in the tool clamper and loosened the collet with the wrench to remove worn end mill. Placed new end mill in the collet set the height with the block and tightened t

Employee and industry

Job description
Fabrication Tech
SOC code
51-2099 — Assemblers and Fabricators, All Other
NAICS code
326121 — Profile shapes (e.g., rod, tube), nonrigid plastics, manufacturing
NAICS vintage
2022
Avg employees
65
Total hours worked
114341
EIN
50555556
Establishment ID
472132
Employer case #
1

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
13:50:00.000
Time of incident
19:50:00.000
Filing year
2023
Submitted
09FEB24:19:03:00

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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.