2,042,423Injury reports 130,778Establishments Most recent incident 2025-12-31
Safety Incidents OSHA Severe Injury Reports · 2015–2025

Altavista, VA —

OSHA Injury Report: AN Altavista

Injury · Other recordable case

At a glance

On , an injury at AN Altavista in 1518 Main Street, Altavista, VA 24517 resulted in other recordable case. Employee was assistant Chemist II in dry condensed & evap. dairy product manufacturing.

Where did this happen?

Establishment
AN Altavista
Parent company
ABBOTT
Street
1518 Main Street
City
Altavista
State
VA
ZIP
24517
On-site location
Analytical Lab

What was the outcome?

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

Before the incident

Placing pipette pump on top of the pipette.

What happened

The glass pipette cracked in half.

Injury or illness

laceration to left hand

Object or substance involved

The glass pipette.

Summary line

While using a pipette pump on a 3mL glass pipette. He was placing the pipette pump on top of the pipette the pipette cracked in half while seating on the pump gasket causing laceration to left hand.

Employee and industry

Job description
Assistant Chemist II
SOC code
19-2031 — Chemists
NAICS code
311514 — Dry condensed & evap. dairy product manufacturing
NAICS vintage
2022
Avg employees
999
Total hours worked
2011421
EIN
360698440
Establishment ID
113021
Employer case #
430099

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
15:00:00.000
Time of incident
19:40:00.000
Submitted
20FEB24:19:08:00

More injuries at AN Altavista

View AN Altavista's full OSHA safety record →

More injuries in this industry (NAICS 311514)

More injuries in VA

DANVILLE, VA—

WM 4996

COVINGTON, VA—

WM 2662

MADISON HEIGHTS, VA—

WM 2565

FREDERICKSBURG, VA—

WM 1833

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.