OSHA Injury Report: L&M Radiator a Division of Wabtec Components

At a glance

Where did this happen?

What was the outcome?

Before the incident

working on a support bar

What happened

The ends on a support bar needed to be moved. He was rotating the bar counterclockwise and the left side of the bar slipped off the block it was sitting on and fell on his left ring finger pinching it between the bar and the welding table itself. The fall was approximately 3 inches from the placement on the block to the point where it pinched his finger. His hands were placed toward the middle of the bar when it slipped and gained momentum until the point where his finger was pinched. The bar was 130 long and weighed 17lbs.

Injury or illness

Fracture Hand Left Ring Finger

Object or substance involved

Support bar 130 long 17 lbs

Summary line

Fracture hand left ring finger support bar 130 long 17lbs caught in under

Employee and industry

When (timing detail)

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.