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OSHA Injury Report: VEKA East

Injury · Days away from work

At a glance

On , an injury at VEKA East in 90 Ceramic Tile Drive, Morganton, NC 28655 resulted in days away from work. Employee was extrusion Operator in profile shapes (e.g., rod, tube), nonrigid plastics, manufacturing.

Where did this happen?

Establishment
VEKA East
Street
90 Ceramic Tile Drive
City
Morganton
State
NC
ZIP
28655
On-site location
Production Floor Line 20

What was the outcome?

Outcome
Days away from work (code 2)
Type
Injury (code 1)
Days away from work
152

Before the incident

EE was using a bucket filling up the foam hopper on the deck line using a step ladder.

What happened

After 3-4 trips up and down the ladder EE was stepping down and missed the last step causing him to fall onto the floor.

Injury or illness

Fracture to Coccyx

Object or substance involved

Concrete floor

Summary line

EE INJURED LOWER BACK (COCCYX) VIA FALL TO LOWER LEVEL WHILE STEPPING DOWN A SET OF STAIRS

Employee and industry

Job description
Extrusion Operator
SOC code
9999 — Uncoded
NAICS code
326121 — Profile shapes (e.g., rod, tube), nonrigid plastics, manufacturing
NAICS vintage
2022
Avg employees
130
Total hours worked
264817
Establishment ID
915310
Employer case #
1

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
7:00:00.000
Time of incident
13:30:00.000
Submitted
22JAN24:15:02:00

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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.