Elkader, IA —
OSHA Injury Report: Mobile Track Solutions
Injury · Job transfer or restriction
At a glance
On , an injury at Mobile Track Solutions in Elkader, IA 52043 resulted in job transfer or restriction. Employee was technical Writer in construction machinery manufacturing.
Where did this happen?
- Establishment
- Mobile Track Solutions
- Parent company
- Mobile Track Solutions
- Street
- 203 Johnson Street
- City
- Elkader
- State
- IA
- ZIP
- 52043
- On-site location
- Building C, Assembly
What was the outcome?
- Outcome
- Job transfer or restriction (code 3)
- Type
- Injury (code 1)
- Days restricted or transferred
- 45
Before the incident
Team member was assisting with changing the orientation of the a hose reel on a fuel trailer assembly to prevent abrasion wear to the hose.
What happened
While disassembling the hose reel to reposition the the hose guide the retraction device was still under tension and the tension was released when it was slid out of its original placement. The arm from the reel spun came around and contacted the team member 's left hand.
Injury or illness
Broken left hand
Object or substance involved
Hose reel bracket
Summary line
Fractured left hand when coil spring tensioner released.
Employee and industry
- Job description
- Technical Writer
- SOC code
- 27-3042 — Technical Writers
- NAICS code
- 333120 — Construction machinery manufacturing
- NAICS vintage
- 2012
- Avg employees
- 208
- Total hours worked
- 246439
- Establishment ID
- 916830
- Employer case #
- 5
When (timing detail)
- Date of incident
- Shift started
- 7:00
- Time of incident
- 9:15
- Filing year
- 2025
- Submitted
- 26JAN26:18:42:00
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.