Pottstown, PA ·
OSHA Injury Report: U.S. Axle, Inc.
Injury · Job transfer or restriction
At a glance
On , an injury at U.S. Axle, Inc. in 275 Shoemaker Road, Pottstown, PA 19464 resulted in job transfer or restriction. Employee was tool Crib in precision turned product manufacturing.
Where did this happen?
- Establishment
- U.S. Axle, Inc.
- Parent company
- U.S. Axle, Inc.
- Street
- 275 Shoemaker Road
- City
- Pottstown
- State
- PA
- ZIP
- 19464
- On-site location
- Hob Grinder
What was the outcome?
- Outcome
- Job transfer or restriction (code 3)
- Type
- Injury (code 1)
- Days restricted or transferred
- 10
Before the incident
Employee was helping maintenance install a new diamond dresser at the hob grinder.
What happened
After the new diamond dresser was installed at the hob grinder the employee turned the machine off but didn 't wait long enough for the wheel to stop spinning and they stuck their hand by the wheel to clean the center.
Injury or illness
laceration of left hand
Object or substance involved
the grinding stone
Summary line
Employee stuck hand under spinning grinding stone and lacerated the top of their left hand.
Employee and industry
- Job description
- Tool Crib
- SOC code
- 53-7065: Stockers and Order Fillers
- NAICS code
- 332721: Precision turned product manufacturing
- NAICS vintage
- 2022
- Employees at this establishment (2023 average)
- 37
- Hours worked at this establishment (2023 total)
- 76,054
- EIN
- 232049713
- Establishment ID
- 46173
- Employer case #
- 3
When (timing detail)
- Date of incident
- Shift started
- 06:00
- Time of incident
- 13:30
- Filing year
- 2023
- Submitted to OSHA
- 2024-01-10
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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, so no per-record IMIS deep link exists.
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