Mexico, MO ·
OSHA Injury Report: Spartan Light Metal Products
Injury · Days away from work
At a glance
On , an injury at Spartan Light Metal Products in 2510 Lakeview Rd., Mexico, MO 65265 resulted in days away from work. Employee was diecast Technician in nonferrous die-casting foundries.
Where did this happen?
- Establishment
- Spartan Light Metal Products
- Parent company
- Spartan Light Metal Products
- Street
- 2510 Lakeview Rd.
- City
- Mexico
- State
- MO
- ZIP
- 65265
- On-site location
- Diecast Machine 2
What was the outcome?
- Outcome
- Days away from work (code 2)
- Type
- Injury (code 1)
- Days away from work
- 10
- Days restricted or transferred
- 82
Before the incident
The employee was shutting down the equipment to perform housekeeping duties.
What happened
Employee had stopped the machine in part of the cycle and machine did not return to it 's home position as it should leaving equipment in the way for the housekeeping activities. [REDACTED] pressed a limit switch and the machine moved trapping his thumb between the limit switch bracket and position counter.
Injury or illness
Crushed thumb.
Object or substance involved
The machine was altered with a new position reader causing an unexpected pinch point. Caught between the limit switch bracket and the position reader crushing thumb.
Summary line
Crushed left thumb
Employee and industry
- Job description
- Diecast Technician
- SOC code
- 51-4072: Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, an
- NAICS code
- 331523: Nonferrous die-casting foundries
- NAICS vintage
- 2012
- Employees at this establishment (2025 average)
- 291
- Hours worked at this establishment (2025 total)
- 587,449
- EIN
- 431691489
- Establishment ID
- 922099
- Employer case #
- 2095
When (timing detail)
- Date of incident
- Shift started
- 15:00
- Time of incident
- 19:40
- Filing year
- 2025
- Submitted to OSHA
- 2026-01-26
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Source
Data from OSHA ITA Form 300/301 electronic submissions, filing year 2025. ITA Case Detail records are establishment-reported submissions, not OSHA inspections, so no per-record IMIS deep link exists.
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