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OSHA Injury Report: Highland Machine

Injury · Other recordable case

At a glance

On , an injury at Highland Machine in 700 5th Street, Highland, IL 62249 resulted in other recordable case. Employee was machine Operator in sheet metal work (except stampings) manufacturing.

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Where did this happen?

Establishment
Highland Machine
Parent company
Highland Machine & Screw Products Company
Street
700 5th Street
City
Highland
State
IL
ZIP
62249
On-site location
Machine Shop NE Drill Press

What was the outcome?

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

Before the incident

Getting ready to remove metal chips off the drill press.

What happened

Put gloves on to remove chips but did not shut spindle off. Glove got in the drill and twisted RH Index Finger around it.

Injury or illness

Contusion to RT index Finger

Object or substance involved

Drill bit in drill press.

Summary line

RT Index Finger Contusion when finger was caught by drill bit.

Employee and industry

Job description
Machine Operator
SOC code
51-4199 — Metal Workers and Plastic Workers, All Other
NAICS code
332322 — Sheet metal work (except stampings) manufacturing
NAICS vintage
2022
Avg employees
59
Total hours worked
99024
EIN
370842793
Establishment ID
150497
Employer case #
4-20230523

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
6:00:00.000
Time of incident
9:30:00.000
Filing year
2023
Submitted
04JAN24:19:57:00

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Source

Data from OSHA ITA Form 300/301 electronic submissions, filing year 2023. ITA Case Detail records are establishment-reported submissions, not OSHA inspections — no per-record IMIS deep link exists.