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OSHA Injury Report: Tarkett USA Inc

Injury · Days away from work

At a glance

On , an injury at Tarkett USA Inc in 16035 Industrial Parkway, Middlefield, OH 44062 resulted in days away from work. 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 Mezzanine

What was the outcome?

Outcome
Days away from work (code 2)
Type
Injury (code 1)
Days away from work
16

Before the incident

IE was sucking dust for bottoms and there was a weighment not ready alarm indicating a clog jam. He proceeded to go to the top deck of the mixer mezzanine to repsond. It appears he removed the quick release fitting on the hose clamp then removed the vent filter stock. He used a telescope pole to clear any clog in the bottom of the weigh hopper. He inserted his arm through the vent on the weigh hopper and up into the rotary air lock coming in contact with the rotary air lock

What happened

When [REDACTED] 's 2 fingers contacted the rotary air lock the result was a partial amputation in two fingers on his right hand.

Injury or illness

Partial amputation of 2nd and 3rd digits of right hand.

Object or substance involved

Rotary Air Lock

Summary line

Partial amputation to 2nd and 3rd digits of right hand when reaching into rotary air lock while energized.

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 #
2023-006

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
3:00:00.000
Time of incident
2:35:00.000
Submitted
01MAR24:17:36:00

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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.