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OSHA Injury Report: U.S. Axle, Inc.

Injury · Job transfer or restriction

At a glance

On , an injury at U.S. Axle, Inc. in 275 Shoemaker Road, Pottstown, PA 19464 resulted in job transfer or restriction. Employee was tool Crib in precision turned product manufacturing.

Where did this happen?

Establishment
U.S. Axle, Inc.
Parent company
U.S. Axle, Inc.
Street
275 Shoemaker Road
City
Pottstown
State
PA
ZIP
19464
On-site location
Hob Grinder

What was the outcome?

Outcome
Job transfer or restriction (code 3)
Type
Injury (code 1)
Days restricted or transferred
10

Before the incident

Employee was helping maintenance install a new diamond dresser at the hob grinder.

What happened

After the new diamond dresser was installed at the hob grinder the employee turned the machine off but didn 't wait long enough for the wheel to stop spinning and they stuck their hand by the wheel to clean the center.

Injury or illness

laceration of left hand

Object or substance involved

the grinding stone

Summary line

Employee stuck hand under spinning grinding stone and lacerated the top of their left hand.

Employee and industry

Job description
Tool Crib
SOC code
53-7065 — Stockers and Order Fillers
NAICS code
332721 — Precision turned product manufacturing
NAICS vintage
2022
Avg employees
37
Total hours worked
76054
EIN
232049713
Establishment ID
46173
Employer case #
3

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
6:00:00.000
Time of incident
13:30:00.000
Submitted
10JAN24:16:31:00

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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.