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OSHA Injury Report: VEKA East

Injury · Job transfer or restriction

At a glance

On , an injury at VEKA East in 90 Ceramic Tile Drive, Morganton, NC 28655 resulted in job transfer or restriction. Employee was fabrication 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
FABRICATION ASSEMBLY

What was the outcome?

Outcome
Job transfer or restriction (code 3)
Type
Injury (code 1)
Days restricted or transferred
84

Before the incident

EE was in the process of cutting wood in order to assemble U 's for production carts.

What happened

While picking up a stack of wood EE felt a pop in his wrist. After a couple of hours the pain did not subside so he reported the injury to his immediate supervisor.

Injury or illness

Sprain to R Wrist

Object or substance involved

Materials (Wood)

Summary line

While picking up a stack of wooden 2 4 's EE felt a pop in his wrist. After a couple of hours the pain did not subside so EE then reported the incident to his immediate supervisor.

Employee and industry

Job description
Fabrication Operator
SOC code
51-2099 — Assemblers and Fabricators, All Other
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 #
4

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
7:00:00.000
Time of incident
11:00:00.000
Submitted
22JAN24:15:24:00

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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.