Lexington, SC —
OSHA Injury Report: Michelin Tire Corporation (US7)
Injury · Job transfer or restriction
At a glance
On , an injury at Michelin Tire Corporation (US7) in Lexington, SC 29072 resulted in job transfer or restriction. Employee was preparation Forklift Operator in motor vehicle tires manufacturing.
Where did this happen?
- Establishment
- Michelin Tire Corporation (US7)
- Parent company
- Michelin Tire Corporation
- Street
- 2400 Two Notch Road
- City
- Lexington
- State
- SC
- ZIP
- 29072
- On-site location
- Copperhead Dock
What was the outcome?
- Outcome
- Job transfer or restriction (code 3)
- Type
- Injury (code 1)
- Days restricted or transferred
- 14
Before the incident
Operator was attempting to access control panel from the forklift yellow light frame was positioned at the identical height of the forklift operators left hand. Left hand was positioned outside forklift frame in the line of fire (pinch point between light frame and forklift frame).
What happened
Operator 's hand made contact with light dock pushbutton control box that caused injury.
Injury or illness
Tip of finger 4rd (ring) left amputation
Object or substance involved
NA
Summary line
Tip of finger 4rd left ring amputation
Employee and industry
- Job description
- Preparation Forklift Operator
- SOC code
- 53-7051 — Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators
- NAICS code
- 326211 — Motor vehicle tires manufacturing
- NAICS vintage
- 2022
- Avg employees
- 984
- Total hours worked
- 1876637
- EIN
- 111724631
- Establishment ID
- 1312600
- Employer case #
- LXT202501
When (timing detail)
- Date of incident
- Shift started
- 7:00
- Time of incident
- 11:15
- Filing year
- 2025
- Submitted
- 23JAN26:12:27:00
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.