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OSHA Injury Report: Best Formed Plastics

Injury · Other recordable case

At a glance

On , an injury at Best Formed Plastics in 21209 Protecta Drive, Elkhart, IN 46516 resulted in other recordable case. Employee was saw Operator in doors and door frames, plastics, manufacturing.

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Where did this happen?

Establishment
Best Formed Plastics
Parent company
Best Formed Plastics
Street
21209 Protecta Drive
City
Elkhart
State
IN
ZIP
46516
On-site location
Small oven

What was the outcome?

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

Before the incident

[REDACTED] was moving a part from the oven clamp frame.

What happened

The clamps shut on his finger

Injury or illness

His finger was smashed and burnt

Object or substance involved

Clamp and heat

Summary line

Ring finger was smashed into clamp on oven

Employee and industry

Job description
Saw Operator
SOC code
9999 — Uncoded
NAICS code
326199 — Doors and door frames, plastics, manufacturing
NAICS vintage
2022
Avg employees
33
Total hours worked
60000
EIN
205683440
Establishment ID
1136474
Employer case #
Walls

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
6:00:00.000
Time of incident
10:50:00.000
Filing year
2023
Submitted
19FEB24:14:53:00

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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.