South Bend, IN —
OSHA Injury Report: South Bend
Injury · Days away from work
At a glance
On , an injury at South Bend in South Bend, IN 46360 resulted in days away from work. Employee was technician in cold forgings made from purchased iron or steel, unfinished.
Where did this happen?
- Establishment
- South Bend
- Parent company
- Eaton
- Street
- 2930 Foundation Dr
- City
- South Bend
- State
- IN
- ZIP
- 46360
- On-site location
- 16 N Forge Press
What was the outcome?
- Outcome
- Days away from work (code 2)
- Type
- Injury (code 1)
- Days away from work
- 28
Before the incident
Teammate was tightening the front right bolt on 16N forge press.
What happened
Teammate was tightening the front right bolt on 16N forge press using a hydraulic ratchet. One of the maintenance teammates was placing the ratchet on the bolt head while the other teammate controlled the hydraulics and monitored the pressure gage. When the teammate placed the rachet on the bolt head they eft their hand on the hydraulic line to the ratchet. While the ratchet was in use the braided hose failed causing a pinhole sized puncture in the line allowing pressurized hydraulic out. The hydraulic fluid punctured the teammates ring finger on their right hand allowing hydraulic fluid to enter the upper front side of the teammates palm.
Injury or illness
Hydraulic entering teammates hand
Object or substance involved
Puncture from hydraulic fluid
Summary line
Hydraulic fluid entered upper front side of teammates [REDACTED].
Employee and industry
- Job description
- Technician
- SOC code
- 17-3029 — Engineering Technologists and Technicians, Except Drafters, All Other
- NAICS code
- 332111 — Cold forgings made from purchased iron or steel, unfinished
- NAICS vintage
- 2022
- Avg employees
- 106
- Total hours worked
- 223119
- Establishment ID
- 1169754
- Employer case #
- 364520
When (timing detail)
- Date of incident
- Shift started
- 22:00:00.000
- Time of incident
- 22:45:00.000
- Submitted
- 27FEB24:19:50:00
Source
Data from OSHA ITA Form 300/301 electronic submissions, filing year unspecified. ITA Case Detail records are establishment-reported submissions, not OSHA inspections — no per-record IMIS deep link exists.