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OSHA Injury Report: Techtronic Cordless GP

Injury · Other recordable case

At a glance

On , an injury at Techtronic Cordless GP in 100 Innovation Way, Anderson, SC 29621 resulted in other recordable case. Employee was designer in general merchandise, durable goods, merchant wholesalers.

Where did this happen?

Establishment
Techtronic Cordless GP
Parent company
Techtronic Cordless Group Partnership
Street
100 Innovation Way
City
Anderson
State
SC
ZIP
29621
On-site location
TIC Prototype Lab

What was the outcome?

Outcome
Other recordable case (code 4)
Type
Injury (code 1)

Before the incident

Employee was testing and checking the fit of the battery on a prototype cordless nailer.

What happened

While testing and checking the fit of the battery on the cordless nailer EE did not see that the nailer had nails loaded in the magazine nor did he realize that the electrical connections in the prototype were fully functional. While manipulating the nailer EE tucked it under his left arm to more closely inspect the battery terminal area. This action depressed the muzzle safety detent and when EE accidentally actuated the trigger while handling the tool the tool discharged. The tool fired a single nail which pierced through EE 's clothes and lodged in one of his ribs. EE immediately left the Innovation Center and sought emergency medical care.

Injury or illness

Foreign body lodge in Lt floating rib fractured rib.

Object or substance involved

Nail from cordless nail gun that lodged in employee 's floating rib.

Summary line

Foreign body in rib rib fracture Left side.

Employee and industry

Job description
Designer
SOC code
27-1029 — Designers, All Other
NAICS code
423990 — General merchandise, durable goods, merchant wholesalers
NAICS vintage
2022
Avg employees
440
Total hours worked
881498
EIN
841946071
Establishment ID
1139392
Employer case #
2990

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
8:00:00.000
Time of incident
9:00:00.000
Submitted
20FEB24:18:32:00

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Source

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