Salem, IN —
OSHA Injury Report: GKN Sinter Metals
Injury · Other recordable case
At a glance
On , an injury at GKN Sinter Metals in Salem, IN 47167 resulted in other recordable case. Employee was maintenance in powder metallurgy products manufactured on a job or order basis.
Where did this happen?
- Establishment
- GKN Sinter Metals
- Parent company
- GKN Sinter Metals
- Street
- 198 Imperial Dr. Salem, IN 47167
- City
- Salem
- State
- IN
- ZIP
- 47167
- On-site location
- Maintenance Shop
What was the outcome?
- Outcome
- Other recordable case (code 4)
- Type
- Injury (code 1)
Before the incident
He was in the maintenance shop finishing up for the day.
What happened
Employee saw something flying towards him and he instinctively reached out and caught the object which was a sharp piece of metal.
Injury or illness
Cut to the palm of right hand.
Object or substance involved
Piece of sharp metal
Summary line
Sliver of [REDACTED] stuck in his hand
Employee and industry
- Job description
- Maintenance
- SOC code
- 49-9041 — Industrial Machinery Mechanics
- NAICS code
- 332117 — Powder metallurgy products manufactured on a job or order basis
- NAICS vintage
- 2022
- Avg employees
- 297
- Total hours worked
- 630695
- Establishment ID
- 1093253
- Employer case #
- 24-1
When (timing detail)
- Date of incident
- Shift started
- 7:00
- Time of incident
- 14:45
- Filing year
- 2024
- Submitted
- 18FEB2025:13:04:00
Source
Data from OSHA ITA Form 300/301 electronic submissions, filing year 2024. ITA Case Detail records are establishment-reported submissions, not OSHA inspections — no per-record IMIS deep link exists.