OSHA Injury Report: Precision Strip, Inc. Kenton

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Before the incident

[REDACTED] our PST Driver was securing a coil with a manual binder and strained his left wrist. He states that he had hi...

What happened

Leadership Driven The practice of spinning the barrel to speed up the process is not a trained practice but a common known habit. A company JSA is not in circulation for a manual binder.2.Tightening was all done by hand instead of switching to the ergonomically preferred foot method1.Get Company Manual Binder JSA in circulation2.Humantech training for all drivers instructing on the preferred foot method of tightening binders due to the ergonomic advantage3.Binder test comparing time saved by twisting the barrel as opposed to just holding the barrela.During the time study it was found that the average is 5.5 seconds longer when just holding the barrel as opposed to helping it along by twisting it. b.The 5.5 seconds saved equates to 34 turns of the barrelD. Karns As of [REDACTED] we are at 43 days restricted duty.

Injury or illness

Sprain strain wrist

Object or substance involved

Transport

Summary line

Driver was securing a coil with a manual binder and strained his left wrist. He states that he had his right hand on the handle and with his left hand he was twisting toward himself to make the ratcheting go quicker. He states that he felt a pop in his le

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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.