OSHA Injury Report: Precision Strip, Inc. Minster

At a glance

Where did this happen?

What was the outcome?

Before the incident

An associate was closing the 7 heads tailstock and felt a strain in his right arm. The associate elected to continue wo...

What happened

[REDACTED] strained his right arm while cranking the 7 head tailstock closed. Even after spraying the ways with lubricant the mechanism remained hard to crank. [REDACTED] felt and heard a pop near his elbow. He reported the incident applied ice and later went to the emergency room. Xrays showed no fracture but OIO diagnosed a bicep tear that required an MRI. [REDACTED] stated the injury could have been avoided if he had stopped when the tailstock first bound up. The root cause was mechanical malfunction of the tailstock. Corrective actions include repairing the 7 head creating a ratchet adapter exploring a pneumatic solution sharing the incident with associates and training leaders on proper injury response. [REDACTED] returned to work on [REDACTED] with restrictions after 82 lost time days.

Injury or illness

Sprain strain arm

Object or substance involved

Processing

Summary line

Description of incident [REDACTED] was closing the tailstock on the 7 head when he felt heard a pop in his forearm near his elbow.Associate statement What was the associate doing prior to the incident Setting the head for next runDetails on what happened

Employee and industry

When (timing detail)

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.