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OSHA Injury Report: Harco Fittings

Injury · Days away from work

At a glance

On , an injury at Harco Fittings in 3721 Cohen Place, Lynchburg, VA 24501 resulted in days away from work. Employee was machine Operator in fittings and unions, rigid plastics pipe, manufacturing.

Where did this happen?

Establishment
Harco Fittings
Parent company
IPEX
Street
3721 Cohen Place
City
Lynchburg
State
VA
ZIP
24501
On-site location
Machine No. 8

What was the outcome?

Outcome
Days away from work (code 2)
Type
Injury (code 1)
Days away from work
5
Days restricted or transferred
7

Before the incident

The employee was using a knife to trim flash from a fabricated fitting.

What happened

While cutting the flash the knife he was using slipped and cut his finger through his gloves. After being released back to work the injury sight became infected. The employee was then taken out of work by the physician. Employee returned to work the [REDACTED] after 11 days of restrictions the employee returned to the doctor when the doctor took him out of work for a infection. The employee resigned while out on leave.

Injury or illness

Laceration Left Index Finger

Object or substance involved

Knife

Summary line

While removing flash from a PVC Fitting the [REDACTED] cut his finger with a knife

Employee and industry

Job description
Machine Operator
SOC code
51-4199 — Metal Workers and Plastic Workers, All Other
NAICS code
326122 — Fittings and unions, rigid plastics pipe, manufacturing
NAICS vintage
2022
Avg employees
127
Total hours worked
251298
EIN
548081200
Establishment ID
1124013
Employer case #
4

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
7:00:00.000
Time of incident
14:15:00.000
Submitted
14FEB24:19:57:00

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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.