Morristown, TN ·
OSHA Injury Report: Meritor Heavy Vehicle Systems LLC
Injury · Days away from work
At a glance
On , an injury at Meritor Heavy Vehicle Systems LLC in 1 Rockwell Drive, Morristown, TN 37813 resulted in days away from work. Employee was tool apprentice in gun forgings made from purchased iron or steel, unfinished.
Where did this happen?
- Establishment
- Meritor Heavy Vehicle Systems LLC
- Parent company
- Cummins Inc.
- Street
- 1 Rockwell Drive
- City
- Morristown
- State
- TN
- ZIP
- 37813
- On-site location
- tool and die assembly of the tool room
What was the outcome?
- Outcome
- Days away from work (code 2)
- Type
- Injury (code 1)
- Days away from work
- 5
- Days restricted or transferred
- 12
Before the incident
Removing punch from the middle of a large die balanced and sitting on the floor
What happened
The 400lb die shifted and leaned against employee 's leg causing a laceration
Injury or illness
laceration of the left bottom leg
Object or substance involved
large die
Summary line
Employee received a laceration of the left leg due to placing a 400 lb die in the floor and balancing it on a 4 inch projected punch. When attempting to remove the punch the die shifted left causing a laceration in the left leg.
Employee and industry
- Job description
- Tool apprentice
- SOC code
- 51-4111: Tool and Die Makers
- NAICS code
- 332111: Gun forgings made from purchased iron or steel, unfinished
- NAICS vintage
- 2022
- Employees at this establishment (2023 average)
- 370
- Hours worked at this establishment (2023 total)
- 785,035
- Establishment ID
- 1159679
- Employer case #
- 11
When (timing detail)
- Date of incident
- Shift started
- 15:00
- Time of incident
- 22:00
- Filing year
- 2023
- Submitted to OSHA
- 2024-03-02
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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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