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OSHA Injury Report: Tarkett USA Inc

Injury · Job transfer or restriction

At a glance

On , an injury at Tarkett USA Inc in 16035 Industrial Parkway, Middlefield, OH 44062 resulted in job transfer or restriction. Employee was mixing Operator in stair treads, rubber, manufacturing.

Where did this happen?

Establishment
Tarkett USA Inc
Parent company
Tarkett USA Inc
Street
16035 Industrial Parkway
City
Middlefield
State
OH
ZIP
44062
On-site location
Mixing conveyor

What was the outcome?

Outcome
Job transfer or restriction (code 3)
Type
Injury (code 1)
Days restricted or transferred
5

Before the incident

IE was retrieving a bale of SBR rubber (80lbs) from its container with the vac hoist.

What happened

The vac hoist lost suction and the rubber fell to the corner of the bale cutter then struck IE in the right knee before falling to the ground.

Injury or illness

The bale of rubber fell and hit IE in his right knee.

Object or substance involved

SBR rubber block

Summary line

Contusion to right knee from a bale falling from vac hoist after hoist lost suction due to faulty mateiral [REDACTED] hit Ee in his right knee. Resolved with vendor.

Employee and industry

Job description
Mixing Operator
SOC code
51-9199 — Production Workers, All Other
NAICS code
326299 — Stair treads, rubber, manufacturing
NAICS vintage
2022
Avg employees
169
Total hours worked
360556
Establishment ID
1205694
Employer case #
2023-004

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
15:00:00.000
Time of incident
17:03:00.000
Submitted
01MAR24:17:06:00

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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.