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OSHA Injury Report: Dexter Axle Company

Injury · Job transfer or restriction

On , an injury at Dexter Axle Company in Albion, IN 46701 resulted in job transfer or restriction. Employee was forklift Operator 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
Building 6 - Shipping Dock
Outcome
Job transfer or restriction (code 3)
Type
Injury (code 1)
Days restricted or transferred
18

Injured Employee was changing a propane tank on a forklift.

Injured Employee was connecting the propane tank and the nozzle had propane leak out.

Liquid propane leaked onto Injured Employees hands (wearing gloves).

Liquid Propane.

Frost Bite Second Degree on Left and Right Hand

Job description
Forklift Operator
SOC code
53-7051 — Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators
NAICS code
336340 — Brake and brake parts, automotive, truck, and bus, manufacturing
NAICS vintage
2022
Avg employees
564
Total hours worked
1370399
Establishment ID
1178266
Employer case #
23-11
Date of incident
Shift started
14:00:00.000
Time of incident
19:25:00.000
Submitted
28FEB24:16:29:00

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.