Albion, IN ·
OSHA Injury Report: Dexter Axle Company
Injury · Days away from work
At a glance
On , an injury at Dexter Axle Company in 500 S. 7th Street, Albion, IN 46701 resulted in days away from work. Employee was setUp Technician in brake and brake parts, automotive, truck, and bus, manufacturing.
Where did this happen?
- 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
What was the outcome?
- Outcome
- Days away from work (code 2)
- Type
- Injury (code 1)
- Days away from work
- 4
- Days restricted or transferred
- 277
Before the incident
Injured Employee was assisting a Maintenance Technician with sanding a belt for a blow-out motor.
What happened
The Injured Employee grabbed the belt and pulled towards themselves to move rotate the belt for the maintenance technician.
Injury or illness
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.
Object or substance involved
Belt and pulley system for motor of the blow-out.
Summary line
Employee had their hand caught between Pulley and Belt on motor severing off right pinky finger and lacerating right ring finger and middle finger.
Employee and industry
- 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
- Employees at this establishment (2025 average)
- 650
- Hours worked at this establishment (2025 total)
- 1,379,576
- Establishment ID
- 1178266
- Employer case #
- 25-01
When (timing detail)
- Date of incident
- Shift started
- 14:00
- Time of incident
- 16:45
- Filing year
- 2025
- Submitted to OSHA
- 2026-01-29
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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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