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OSHA Injury Report: VEKA East

Injury · Other recordable case

At a glance

On , an injury at VEKA East in 90 Ceramic Tile Drive, Morganton, NC 28655 resulted in other recordable case. Employee was lead Technician 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 4.1

What was the outcome?

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

Before the incident

EE was attempting to clear a jam up on one of the production lines.

What happened

While pulling the jammed portion from the downstream set EE 's hand slipped causing him to strike himself in the mouth with his hand. EE later discovered that his tooth had been broken as he ran his tongue across the affected area.

Injury or illness

Broken tooth

Object or substance involved

Self

Summary line

EE was attempting to clear a jam up from the downstream calibrators. While pulling the jammed portion from the set EE 's hand slipped causing him to strike himself in the mouth whith his hand. EE later discovered his tooth had been broken on the way [REDA

Employee and industry

Job description
Lead Technician
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 #
6

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
7:00:00.000
Time of incident
18:30:00.000
Submitted
22JAN24:15:29:00

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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.