OSHA Injury Report: NA-US-CA-Fremont-47700 Kato Road

At a glance

Where did this happen?

What was the outcome?

Before the incident

InjuredByInjuredByObjectBeingHandled

What happened

I was working on the trivolution mixer. Every time we do a hard stop we have to clean and open up the equipment. Before closing the mixer we need to make sure the screw aligment is correct I was in the process of turning the timing belt when the incident happen. I was lifting the timing belt lid with my right hand while rotating the timing belt with my left hand. As i finished on full rotation of the timing belt i realized there someone had left the feeder funnel on top of tool by accident and it would have fallen on me as i was rotating the timing belt. Out of reflex my reaction was to grab the funnel before it felt on me but that meant i let go of the lid with my right hand. My fingers where crushed as i was trying to pull out my hand from underneath the falling lid but i was not enought to clear the lid. As soon it happened i felt some sharp pain but didnt think it was a big of an issue until i got out of the space and realized i had some busted vessels and my finger was starting to

Injury or illness

ContusionBruise; Hand - Back L Hand

Object or substance involved

MetalObject

Summary line

Injury Type: ContusionBruise | Cause Object: MetalObject | Injured Body Part: Hand - Back L Hand

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.