OSHA Injury Report: 2024 Robinson Innovations (Oklahoma) LLC 2024

At a glance

Where did this happen?

What was the outcome?

Before the incident

Employee noticed a tire with a defect on the conveyor near the gantry and since he has also worked in the Final Finish department he knows that defective tires are cut on the sidewall to render them unusable. Using his own personal folding knife and without any protective gloves he went to make a cut in the sidewall of the tire. Cutting with his right hand the blade slipped and ran across the top of his left thumb cutting across the knuckle towards the fingernail. He went to the restroom to clean the cut and wrap it to stop the bleeding and realized that it would require medical attention. [REDACTED] his lead called and [REDACTED] and myself responded and took him to the dispensary where the wound was dressed and he was referred off to Urgent Care where he received a few stitches. First responders were sent to sanitize the area from the several drops of blood around the area and sink where he cleaned up. Upon returning from the Urgent Care facility an incident report was filled out and

What happened

Employee noticed a tire with a defect on the conveyor near the gantry and since he has also worked in the Final Finish department he knows that defective tires are cut on the sidewall to render them unusable. Using his own personal folding knife and without any protective gloves he went to make a cut in the sidewall of the tire. Cutting with his right hand the blade slipped and ran across the top of his left thumb cutting across the knuckle towards the fingernail. He went to the restroom to clean the cut and wrap it to stop the bleeding and realized that it would require medical attention. [REDACTED] his lead called and [REDACTED] and myself responded and took him to the dispensary where the wound was dressed and he was referred off to Urgent Care where he received a few stitches. First responders were sent to sanitize the area from the several drops of blood around the area and sink where he cleaned up. Upon returning from the Urgent Care facility an incident report was filled out and

Injury or illness

Slip

Object or substance involved

Wet Surface

Summary line

Cut hand with pocket knife while cutting the side of a tire

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.