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OSHA Injury Report: Forkardt Hardinge

Injury · Days away from work

At a glance

On , an injury at Forkardt Hardinge in 1 Hardinge Drive, Elmira, NY 14903, Elmira, NY 14903 resulted in days away from work. Employee was machine Operator in machine tools, metal cutting, manufacturing.

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Where did this happen?

Establishment
Forkardt Hardinge
Parent company
Forkardt Hardinge
Street
1 Hardinge Drive, Elmira, NY 14903
City
Elmira
State
NY
ZIP
14903
On-site location
1st Operation

What was the outcome?

Outcome
Days away from work (code 2)
Type
Injury (code 1)
Days away from work
15

Before the incident

Turned the machine on and homed it.

What happened

The employee lifted a steel bar off of the cart and felt something pop in his lower back.

Injury or illness

Sprain to parts of lumbar and pelvis.

Object or substance involved

The steel bar.

Summary line

Lifting a piece of barstock; sprained lumbar spine and pelvis.

Employee and industry

Job description
Machine Operator
SOC code
51-4199 — Metal Workers and Plastic Workers, All Other
NAICS code
333517 — Machine tools, metal cutting, manufacturing
NAICS vintage
2022
Avg employees
216
Total hours worked
519057
EIN
994592068
Establishment ID
1428695
Employer case #
3

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
5:00
Time of incident
5:15
Filing year
2025
Submitted
14JAN26:19:50:00

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Source

Data from OSHA ITA Form 300/301 electronic submissions, filing year 2025. ITA Case Detail records are establishment-reported submissions, not OSHA inspections — no per-record IMIS deep link exists.