Barnwell, SC —
OSHA Injury Report: Swiss Krono USA, Inc
Injury · Job transfer or restriction
At a glance
On , an injury at Swiss Krono USA, Inc in Barnwell, SC 29812 resulted in job transfer or restriction. Employee was mDF Operator in flooring, wood, manufacturing.
Where did this happen?
- Establishment
- Swiss Krono USA, Inc
- Parent company
- Swiss Krono Group
- Street
- 810 Technology Dr
- City
- Barnwell
- State
- SC
- ZIP
- 29812
- On-site location
- MDF Refiner
What was the outcome?
- Outcome
- Job transfer or restriction (code 3)
- Type
- Injury (code 1)
- Days restricted or transferred
- 35
Before the incident
working in the refiner walking
What happened
he plate was [REDACTED]# 's and procedure was to use an eye bolt in the threaded middle use the lifting straps and attach to a lift to move the plate. IW chose to try and move it by hand to hurry as it was getting close to end of shift.
Injury or illness
lower back strain
Object or substance involved
lifting 172# steel plate
Summary line
IW tried to pick up a steel plate despite procedure calling for a forklift and strained lower back
Employee and industry
- Job description
- MDF Operator
- SOC code
- 51-7042 — Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Except Saw
- NAICS code
- 321918 — Flooring, wood, manufacturing
- NAICS vintage
- 2022
- Avg employees
- 350
- Total hours worked
- 825726
- EIN
- 582469129
- Establishment ID
- 1100379
- Employer case #
- 2025001
When (timing detail)
- Date of incident
- Shift started
- 19:00
- Time of incident
- 6:25
- Filing year
- 2025
- Submitted
- 28JAN26:17:54:00
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.