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OSHA Injury Report: Hardinge

Injury · Other recordable case

At a glance

On , an injury at Hardinge in 1 Hardinge Drive, Elmira, NY 14903, Elmira, NY 14845 resulted in other recordable case. Employee was assembly Technician in machine tools, metal cutting, manufacturing.

Where did this happen?

Establishment
Hardinge
Parent company
Hardinge
Street
1 Hardinge Drive, Elmira, NY 14903
City
Elmira
State
NY
ZIP
14845
On-site location
Head Room

What was the outcome?

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

Before the incident

Employee was measuring runout on [REDACTED] spindle on [REDACTED]

What happened

Employee put bearing and GN gauge on threaded side of spindle. He grabbed the threads to turn the spindle to check the bearing runout. A burr entered his right index finger. He removed it and continued working and it became infected [REDACTED] later.

Injury or illness

The punctured skin was left untreated and turned into cellulitis and reported on 3 29 23.

Object or substance involved

Steel burr entered the skin causing a cellulitis infection

Summary line

Metal burr in index finger caused infection

Employee and industry

Job description
Assembly Technician
SOC code
51-2099 — Assemblers and Fabricators, All Other
NAICS code
333517 — Machine tools, metal cutting, manufacturing
NAICS vintage
2022
Avg employees
371
Total hours worked
726124
Establishment ID
922757
Employer case #
3

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
7:00:00.000
Time of incident
10:00:00.000
Submitted
06FEB24:19:38:00

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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.