OSHA Injury Report: Valeo Greensburg

At a glance

Where did this happen?

What was the outcome?

Before the incident

Operator was fixing a bent block and when the block was seated by the operator the machine automatically finished the cycle pinching her finger. Light curtain did the stop the machine from cycling.

What happened

On [REDACTED] during a regular production cycle a machine actuator jammed against a misaligned block. The operator reached into the machine to correct the position of the block. As she entered the danger zone the safety light curtain correctly activated and dumped the main air supply. However the pneumatic actuator remained under pressure because it was physically pinned against the block. When the operator moved the block to unjam it the actuator—no longer held back by the obstruction—suddenly finished its motion using the trapped air. This release of energy pinched the operator 's finger against the tooling.

Injury or illness

partial fracture of final little finger phalange

Object or substance involved

Machine tooling

Summary line

When the operator moved the block to unjam it the actuator—no longer held back by the obstruction—suddenly finished its motion using the trapped air. This release of energy pinched the operator 's finger against the tooling.

Employee and industry

When (timing detail)

Source

Data from OSHA ITA Form 300/301 electronic submissions, filing year 2025. ITA Case Detail records are establishment-reported submissions, not OSHA inspections — no per-record IMIS deep link exists.