OSHA Injury Report: BorgWarner Ithaca LLC

At a glance

Where did this happen?

What was the outcome?

Before the incident

Employee was walking through the die room to punch out at end of shift [REDACTED] The employee grazed their leg against a wooden packaging crate near where the time clock is located in the Die Room Employee got a sliver in their right shin from the wooden crate The employee thought nothing of the issue pulled the splinter out and went about their day leaving the facility The employee noticed that the area where they got the splinter became infected on [REDACTED] and sought medical attention The employee reported to their supervisor that they sought medical attention There was a delay in reporting the incident due to the employee not thinking the splinter was a big deal

What happened

Employee was walking through the die room to punch out at end of shift [REDACTED] The employee grazed their leg against a wooden packaging crate near where the time clock is located in the Die Room Employee got a sliver in their right shin from the wooden crate The employee thought nothing of the issue pulled the splinter out and went about their day leaving the facility The employee noticed that the area where they got the splinter became infected on [REDACTED] and sought medical attention The employee reported to their supervisor that they sought medical attention There was a delay in reporting the incident due to the employee not thinking the splinter was a big deal

Injury or illness

Puncture Leg Right Shin

Object or substance involved

wooden packing crate

Summary line

Employee had sliver in their right shin after brushing up against a wooden skid while walking from the die room to the time clock to punch out on [REDACTED].

Employee and industry

When (timing detail)

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.