McConnelsville, OH ·
OSHA Injury Report: Mahle Engine Components
Injury · Days away from work
At a glance
On , an injury at Mahle Engine Components in 5130 State Route 60 NW, McConnelsville, OH 43756 resulted in days away from work. Employee was maintenance in primary smelting of nonferrous metals (except aluminum).
Where did this happen?
- Establishment
- Mahle Engine Components
- Parent company
- Mahle Engine Components
- Street
- 5130 State Route 60 NW
- City
- McConnelsville
- State
- OH
- ZIP
- 43756
- On-site location
- Casting East Pg
What was the outcome?
- Outcome
- Days away from work (code 2)
- Type
- Injury (code 1)
- Days away from work
- 18
Before the incident
Worker was replacing and tightening the lower mounting bolts when the gap that was there closed due to gravity.
What happened
Employee was working on the East Pg vertical hydraulic cylinder. Employee attempted to repair the actuator that vertically positions the sanding wheel up against the steel back that had become loose from sanding vibrations. When the bolts loosened and the sanding unit bound to the support post and allowed a gap between the actuator mounting plate and the support post. Employee inadvertently had their finger in the gap and while replacing and tightening the lower mounting bolts the gap closed under the weight of the unit. The employees index finger of their left hand was pinched creating a laceration near the middle knuckle.
Injury or illness
Cut Laceration Amputation Left Index Finger
Object or substance involved
Left index finger caught between the actuator mounting plate and the support post
Summary line
Left index finger caught between the actuator mounting plate and the support post and amputated
Employee and industry
- Job description
- Maintenance
- SOC code
- 49-9041: Industrial Machinery Mechanics
- NAICS code
- 331410: Primary smelting of nonferrous metals (except aluminum)
- NAICS vintage
- 2022
- Employees at this establishment (2023 average)
- 57
- Hours worked at this establishment (2023 total)
- 113,067
- Establishment ID
- 187320
- Employer case #
- 25
When (timing detail)
- Date of incident
- Shift started
- 14:45
- Time of incident
- 16:55
- Filing year
- 2023
- Submitted to OSHA
- 2024-02-27
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Source
Data from OSHA ITA Form 300/301 electronic submissions, filing year 2023. ITA Case Detail records are establishment-reported submissions, not OSHA inspections, so no per-record IMIS deep link exists.
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