Fort Wayne, IN ·
OSHA Injury Report: AAM Metal Forming Fort Wayne Manufacturing Facility
Injury · Job transfer or restriction
At a glance
On , an injury at AAM Metal Forming Fort Wayne Manufacturing Facility in 6710 Innovation Blvd, Fort Wayne, IN 46818 resulted in job transfer or restriction. Employee was machine Operator in turning machines (i.e., lathes), metalworking, manufacturing.
Where did this happen?
- Establishment
- AAM Metal Forming Fort Wayne Manufacturing Facility
- Parent company
- American
- Street
- 6710 Innovation Blvd
- City
- Fort Wayne
- State
- IN
- ZIP
- 46818
- On-site location
- Production Floor Fuji 300D
What was the outcome?
- Outcome
- Job transfer or restriction (code 3)
- Type
- Injury (code 1)
- Days restricted or transferred
- 30
Before the incident
Gear got stuck in escapement associate attempted to clear the obstruction using needle nose pliers.
What happened
Associate 's right hand slipped while using the pliers
Injury or illness
Index finger sustained a laceration that required 5 stitches and the right index finger is fractured.
Object or substance involved
Escapement on in-feed conveyor
Summary line
Laceration and fracture of right index finger from hitting escapement.
Employee and industry
- Job description
- Machine Operator
- SOC code
- 51-4199: Metal Workers and Plastic Workers, All Other
- NAICS code
- 333517: Turning machines (i.e., lathes), metalworking, manufacturing
- NAICS vintage
- 2022
- Employees at this establishment (2023 average)
- 101
- Hours worked at this establishment (2023 total)
- 231,809
- EIN
- 263788013
- Establishment ID
- 1087827
- Employer case #
- 2
When (timing detail)
- Date of incident
- Shift started
- 07:00
- Time of incident
- 09:50
- Filing year
- 2023
- Submitted to OSHA
- 2024-01-26
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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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