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OSHA Injury Report: Polaris Ind. MCO

Injury · Other recordable case

At a glance

On , an injury at Polaris Ind. MCO in 213 Chelsea Road, Monticello, MN 55362 resulted in other recordable case. Employee was machine Operator in automobile hardware, metal, manufacturing.

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Where did this happen?

Establishment
Polaris Ind. MCO
Parent company
Polaris Ind.
Street
213 Chelsea Road
City
Monticello
State
MN
ZIP
55362
On-site location
Tube Press Cylinder

What was the outcome?

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

Before the incident

Attempting to take tube off cylinder at hole press

What happened

On [REDACTED] at approx. [REDACTED] EE on 2nd shift was working their normal duty in tube press his designated workstation. EE had loaded two tubes on the equipment cylinders and engaged the press utilizing the two-hand tie-down. Cycle performed as expected. EE then activated the pneumatic lever to bring the extractor forward assisting the tubes to come off the cylinders. The left tube came off smoothly but the right tube remained stuck on its cylinder. EE states he began to wiggle the tube free with his hand (the extractor was in the rear resting position at this time). EE placed his R index finger in between the tube cylinder and center mount of the assembly. EE alleges the extractor came forward and pinched his R index between the tube cylinder and center mount. He states the extractor was then stuck in the forward position requiring him to reach with his left hand for the control lever on the right side of the station (cross body movement). EE sustained a pinch avulsion and was tak

Injury or illness

Laceration to R index finger

Object or substance involved

Tube Press Cylinder

Summary line

Laceration to R index finger caused by tube press cylinder

Employee and industry

Job description
Machine Operator
SOC code
51-4199 — Metal Workers and Plastic Workers, All Other
NAICS code
332510 — Automobile hardware, metal, manufacturing
NAICS vintage
2022
Avg employees
184
Total hours worked
377390
EIN
411604312
Establishment ID
1010730
Employer case #
N-20230906

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
18:00:00.000
Time of incident
1:45:00.000
Filing year
2023
Submitted
26JAN24:19:54:00

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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.