Middlebury, IN —
OSHA Injury Report: L&W Engineering, Inc.
Injury · Days away from work
At a glance
On , an injury at L&W Engineering, Inc. in Middlebury, IN 46540 resulted in days away from work. Employee was forklift Operator in airlocks, fabricated metal plate work, manufacturing.
Where did this happen?
- Establishment
- L&W Engineering, Inc.
- Parent company
- L&W Engineering, Inc.
- Street
- 107 Industrial Parkway E
- City
- Middlebury
- State
- IN
- ZIP
- 46540
- On-site location
- Plant 1 Cincinnati Punch Press
What was the outcome?
- Outcome
- Days away from work (code 2)
- Type
- Injury (code 1)
- Days away from work
- 65
- Days restricted or transferred
- 20
Before the incident
EE got off the forklift to assist a Press Operator in removing the punch plate (the die) from the Cincinnati Punch Press.
What happened
EE had got off the forklift to assist a Press Operator in removing the punch plate (the die). EE pulled up as close to the machine as they could without hitting the press. The punch plate was suctioned to the channel on the machine and when the plate came out it came up and slipped off the edge of the machine and missed the forks on the lift causing the plate to fall and lacerate EE 's left upper leg. EE was transported to Goshen Hospital via ambulance. 29 sutures were needed to close the wound. EE was taken off work for 65 days and upon their return EE was on restriction for 20 days.
Injury or illness
Left Upper Leg Laceration
Object or substance involved
A steel Punch Plate (steel die) This weighs about 120 lbs.
Summary line
Left Leg laceration 29 sutures Punch Plate
Employee and industry
- Job description
- Forklift Operator
- SOC code
- 53-7051 — Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators
- NAICS code
- 332313 — Airlocks, fabricated metal plate work, manufacturing
- NAICS vintage
- 2012
- Avg employees
- 207
- Total hours worked
- 357733
- EIN
- 351343267
- Establishment ID
- 223666
- Employer case #
- 1
When (timing detail)
- Date of incident
- Shift started
- 5:30
- Time of incident
- 8:00
- Filing year
- 2024
- Submitted
- 08JAN2025:12:27:00
Source
Data from OSHA ITA Form 300/301 electronic submissions, filing year 2024. ITA Case Detail records are establishment-reported submissions, not OSHA inspections — no per-record IMIS deep link exists.