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OSHA Injury Report: Dexter Axle Company

Injury · Days away from work

On , an injury at Dexter Axle Company in Albion, IN 46701 resulted in days away from work. Employee was setUp Technician in brake and brake parts, automotive, truck, and bus, manufacturing.

Establishment
Dexter Axle Company
Parent company
Dexter Axle
Street
500 S. 7th Street
City
Albion
State
IN
ZIP
46701
On-site location
Blow-out Motor on Dust Collector
Outcome
Days away from work (code 2)
Type
Injury (code 1)
Days away from work
4
Days restricted or transferred
277

Injured Employee was assisting a Maintenance Technician with sanding a belt for a blow-out motor.

The Injured Employee grabbed the belt and pulled towards themselves to move rotate the belt for the maintenance technician.

The Injured Employees right hand was caught between the belt and pulley. Cutting off the right pinky finger and lacerating right ring and middle finger.

Belt and pulley system for motor of the blow-out.

Employee had their hand caught between Pulley and Belt on motor severing off right pinky finger and lacerating right ring finger and middle finger.

Job description
SetUp Technician
SOC code
49-9041 — Industrial Machinery Mechanics
NAICS code
336340 — Brake and brake parts, automotive, truck, and bus, manufacturing
NAICS vintage
2022
Avg employees
650
Total hours worked
1379576
Establishment ID
1178266
Employer case #
25-01
Date of incident
Shift started
14:00
Time of incident
16:45
Filing year
2025
Submitted
29JAN26:18:23:00

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.