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OSHA Injury Report: Precision Strip, Inc. Kenton

Injury · Days away from work

At a glance

On , an injury at Precision Strip, Inc. Kenton in 190 Bales Road, Kenton, OH 43326 resulted in days away from work. Employee was line Assistant.

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Where did this happen?

Establishment
Precision Strip, Inc. Kenton
Parent company
Precision Strip, Inc.
Street
190 Bales Road
City
Kenton
State
OH
ZIP
43326
On-site location
Other

What was the outcome?

Outcome
Days away from work (code 2)
Type
Injury (code 1)
Days away from work
1
Days restricted or transferred
1

Before the incident

[REDACTED] was in the scrap baller attempting to hook scrap into the arbor. His chaps had come unbuckled and as he pulled...

What happened

Primary Root Causes1. PPE Integrity DeficiencyThe chap buckles were unable to remain fastened under normal working conditions indicating worn or ineffective PPE that was not removed from service.2. Inadequate PPE PreUse InspectionThere is no consistent or enforced process requiring associates to verify buckle condition and secure fit prior to entering the scrap baller.3. Human Factors Task Pressure Work ContinuationThe associate continued the task despite PPE malfunction choosing to proceed rather than stop the job exit the baller or request replacement chaps.Interim Corrective Actions1. Remove defective chaps.2. Temporary preuse PPE checks.3. Toolbox talk covering incident with all shifts.4. Coaching.5. Clean scrap baller area.Permanent Corrective Actions1. PPE checklist.2. PPE retirement criteria.3. Upgrade chaps.4. Revise training.5. Leadership scrap baller LPAs in place requiring pictures of correctly worn PPE.6. Add to Preshift Inspection 5S.FollowUp Weekly chap condition audits.

Injury or illness

Laceration req Medical Treatment knee

Object or substance involved

Processing

Summary line

Associate was in the scrap baller attempting to hook scrap into the arbor. His chaps had come unbuckled and as he pulled it to the arbor the scrap got behind the chaps and cut the outside of his left knee. Advised the associate to go and be assessed at th

Employee and industry

Job description
Line Assistant
SOC code
00-9900 — Insufficient Information - NIOSH
NAICS code
423510
NAICS vintage
2012
Avg employees
199
Total hours worked
433530
EIN
341207681
Establishment ID
86597
Employer case #
5

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Filing year
2025
Submitted
27FEB26:13:31:00

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Source

Data from OSHA ITA Form 300/301 electronic submissions, filing year 2025. ITA Case Detail records are establishment-reported submissions, not OSHA inspections — no per-record IMIS deep link exists.