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OSHA Injury Report: Charlotte Foam

Injury · Other recordable case

At a glance

On , an injury at Charlotte Foam in 1001 Westinghouse Blvd, Charlotte, NC 28273 resulted in other recordable case. Employee was machinist in foam polystyrene products manufacturing.

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Where did this happen?

Establishment
Charlotte Foam
Parent company
Genpak LLC
Street
1001 Westinghouse Blvd
City
Charlotte
State
NC
ZIP
28273
On-site location
Machine Shop

What was the outcome?

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

Before the incident

Grinding metal

What happened

Employee didn 't know right away he got a metal particle in eye. Later felt he did have something in eye so flushed eye at home. Had unrelated doctor appointment and doctor flushed and recommended seeing eye doctor. Believed metal particle flew into eye while grinding in maintenance shop.

Injury or illness

Irritation to right eye.

Object or substance involved

Metal particle

Summary line

Debris in eye believed to be while grinding

Employee and industry

Job description
Machinist
SOC code
51-4041 — Machinists
NAICS code
326140 — Foam polystyrene products manufacturing
NAICS vintage
2022
Avg employees
103
Total hours worked
173961
EIN
141803622
Establishment ID
344413
Employer case #
2023-02

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
5:00:00.000
Time of incident
11:00:00.000
Filing year
2023
Submitted
27FEB24:11:36:00

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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.