Elkhart, IN — 2023-12-20

OSHA Injury Report: Huntington Alloys Elkhart

Injury · Other recordable case

At a glance

On 2023-12-20, an injury at Huntington Alloys Elkhart in Elkhart, IN 46514 resulted in other recordable case. Employee was equipment operator in nonferrous alloys (except aluminum, copper) made from purchased nonferrous metals.

Where did this happen?

Establishment: Huntington Alloys Elkhart
Parent company: Special Metals
Street: 52800 Higgins Blvd.
City: Elkhart
State: IN
ZIP: 46514
On-site location: roll grind

What was the outcome?

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

Before the incident

employee was changing the roll grind grinding wheel and it was stuck on the spindle so operator went to the drive side of the machine to use a mallet to help loosen the wheel and as it came loose it dropped downward and operator tried to stop it from possibly breaking.

What happened

Injury or illness

fractured left ring finger

Object or substance involved

grinding wheel

Summary line

pinched left ring finger girnding wheel

Employee and industry

Job description: equipment operator
SOC code: 51-4199 — Metal Workers and Plastic Workers, All Other
NAICS code: 331492 — Nonferrous alloys (except aluminum, copper) made from purchased nonferrous metals
NAICS vintage: 2022
Avg employees: 23
Total hours worked: 31560
EIN: 27024299
Establishment ID: 373730
Employer case #: 22

When (timing detail)

Date of incident: 2023-12-20
Shift started: 7:00:00.000
Time of incident: 14:00:00.000
Submitted: 31JAN24:14:31:00

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.