West Columbia, SC —
OSHA Injury Report: KARDEX REMSTAR
Injury · Job transfer or restriction
At a glance
On , an injury at KARDEX REMSTAR in West Columbia, SC 29172 resulted in job transfer or restriction. Employee was press and Weld Operator in casings, sheet metal (except stampings), manufacturing.
Where did this happen?
- Establishment
- KARDEX REMSTAR
- Parent company
- KARDEX REMSTAR US4
- Street
- 836 Bistline Drive West Columbia SC 29172
- City
- West Columbia
- State
- SC
- ZIP
- 29172
- On-site location
- press and weld area
What was the outcome?
- Outcome
- Job transfer or restriction (code 3)
- Type
- Injury (code 1)
- Days restricted or transferred
- 2
Before the incident
Two (2) employees were lifting a piece of sheet metal tilting it sideways and placing it in the designated handling unit. The injured employee was one of the 2.
What happened
He was handleing a piece of sheet metal with sharp edges. He placed the sheet metal in a handling unit (sideways which is proper). As he lifted his arm up and away he brushed hit the edge of the metal which caused a laceration to his right inside forearm.
Injury or illness
Laceration to right forearm producing a wound requiring 10 stitches.
Object or substance involved
Galvanized sheet metal.
Summary line
2 employees were placing a piece of sheet-metal into a handling unit (similar to a bike rack). They turned the sheet sideways placed it in the rack and had released it completely. One employee was pulling his right arm out of the handling unit and brushe
Employee and industry
- Job description
- Press and Weld Operator
- SOC code
- 51-4031 — Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
- NAICS code
- 332322 — Casings, sheet metal (except stampings), manufacturing
- NAICS vintage
- 2022
- Avg employees
- 68
- Total hours worked
- 146815
- EIN
- 842441094
- Establishment ID
- 1121720
- Employer case #
- 323
When (timing detail)
- Date of incident
- Shift started
- 0:00:00.000
- Time of incident
- 7:00:00.000
- Submitted
- 13FEB24:15:42:00
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.