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OSHA Injury Report: Tech Etch Plymouth

Skin disorder · Other recordable case

At a glance

On , a skin disorder at Tech Etch Plymouth in 45 Aldrin Road, Plymouth, MA 02360 resulted in other recordable case. Employee was maintenance Mechanic in etching metals and metal products (except printing plates) for the trade.

Where did this happen?

Establishment
Tech Etch Plymouth
Parent company
Tech Etch
Street
45 Aldrin Road
City
Plymouth
State
MA
ZIP
02360
On-site location
Grey Room

What was the outcome?

Outcome
Other recordable case (code 4)
Type
Skin disorder (code 2)

Before the incident

Employee was working on 2 jobs. One job was on the oscillation skipping job and one was on the external of the machine. Employee was working on the machine and said it was rinsed from the inside with water.

What happened

The Etch tank still had water and ferric solution was on the inside of the door. Employee put their head in the door to reach the oscillation shaft and ferric fell from the drop of the machine into the employees left eye.

Injury or illness

Ferric solution into left eye.

Object or substance involved

Ferric solution.

Summary line

Left eye corneal erosion due to chemical exposure.

Employee and industry

Job description
Maintenance Mechanic
SOC code
49-9041 — Industrial Machinery Mechanics
NAICS code
332812 — Etching metals and metal products (except printing plates) for the trade
NAICS vintage
2022
Avg employees
556
Total hours worked
1054567
EIN
42324804
Establishment ID
1073061
Employer case #
20

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
15:27:00.000
Time of incident
17:43:00.000
Submitted
12JAN24:19:35:00

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Source

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