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OSHA Injury Report: R. H. Sheppard Co., Inc.

Injury · Days away from work

At a glance

On , an injury at R. H. Sheppard Co., Inc. in 101 Philadelphia Street, Hanover, PA 17331 resulted in days away from work. Employee was line Leader in power steering pumps manufacturing.

Where did this happen?

Establishment
R. H. Sheppard Co., Inc.
Parent company
Bendix Commercial Vehicle Systems
Street
101 Philadelphia Street
City
Hanover
State
PA
ZIP
17331
On-site location
Cover Seal Insert

What was the outcome?

Outcome
Days away from work (code 2)
Type
Injury (code 1)
Days away from work
19

Before the incident

Inserting cover cover seal into steering gears

What happened

EE crushed left ring finger between bottom of the cover seal setting tool and the steering gear when they struck the guard with the hammer to set the seal. EE admitted to having their hand in the wrong place because he was distracted by having a conversation with another employee.

Injury or illness

Fracture Laceration to Left Fingers

Object or substance involved

Cap cup for seal install (struck by dead blow hammer)

Summary line

Fracture Laceration to Left Fingers caused by Cap cup for seal install (struck by dead blow hammer

Employee and industry

Job description
Line Leader
SOC code
51-2092 — Team Assemblers
NAICS code
336330 — Power steering pumps manufacturing
NAICS vintage
2022
Avg employees
529
Total hours worked
1092829
EIN
231269236
Establishment ID
708487
Employer case #
IN-2023081

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
22:00:00.000
Time of incident
2:00:00.000
Submitted
12JAN24:15:02:00

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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.