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Lafayette, IN —

OSHA Injury Report: Tippecanoe County Government

Injury · Days away from work

At a glance

On , an injury at Tippecanoe County Government in 20 N 3rd Street, Lafayette, IN 47901 resulted in days away from work. Employee was deputy Sheriff in government.

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Where did this happen?

Establishment
Tippecanoe County Government
Parent company
Tippecanoe County Government
Street
20 N 3rd Street
City
Lafayette
State
IN
ZIP
47901
On-site location
Purdue Range

What was the outcome?

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

Before the incident

Deputy was practicing malfunction clearance at the firearms range

What happened

Deputy 's finger got wedged in between buttstock and receiver end plate

Injury or illness

laceration to finger

Object or substance involved

firearm

Summary line

Deputy experienced a laceration to his finger while practicing a malfunction clearance

Employee and industry

Job description
Deputy Sheriff
SOC code
33-3051 — Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers
NAICS code
921110 — Government
NAICS vintage
2012
Avg employees
823
Total hours worked
1306366
EIN
356000202
Establishment ID
961963
Employer case #
709967

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
14:30
Time of incident
15:36
Filing year
2025
Submitted
27FEB26:18:06:00

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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.