OSHA Injury Report: Life Fitness Ramsey

At a glance

Where did this happen?

What was the outcome?

Before the incident

Framing an [REDACTED] BC

What happened

The [REDACTED] employee had been working on the second MTS line working exclusively on MTSIP MTSCP and MSTSSP units. Due to absences he was working on the regular MTS line in the framing station. Employee was framing an MTSBC unit a unit he had not framed for at least a year. He was attaching the belt guard. In order to avoid scratching the paint on the belt guard with the torque gun he was using a socket wrench and allen wrench to tighten the bolts. As he was pulling on the socket wrench he believes it came loose and hit him in the mouth. He stated he was not 100 percent sure. The impact cut his upper lip and he was sent to the local urgent care to receive stitches. Employee has worked in ATO for about six years working on many different lines including MTS.

Injury or illness

Center upper lip cut

Object or substance involved

Socket wrench

Summary line

Laceration Cut Mouth teeth Right and Left Side: Struck by Object Hand Tools (non-powered) Socket Wrench

Employee and industry

When (timing detail)

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.