OSHA Injury Report: Techtronic Cordless GP

At a glance

Where did this happen?

What was the outcome?

Before the incident

Setting up tow cart for stationary storage testing.

What happened

While setting up a stationary storage test station for a towed cart [REDACTED] loaded the cart with sand and two (2x) disc weights of 50lbs each. As he completed the setup in a squatting kneeling posture one of the weights shifted and fell off the test station striking [REDACTED] at above the Rt knee area of his leg. This caused him to lose his balance as his Rt leg buckled and lost weight bearing ability for a moment. Due to the pain from this contact with the weight [REDACTED] stood and hopped or limped out of th eshed onto the walkway between buildings and proceeded toward the rear of the shed. It was here that he made the conscious deliberate decision to let off some of his emotional and adrenal reaction to the aforementioned by physically striking the side rear corner of the metal building with his Rt hand in a punching motion.

Injury or illness

Closed fracture of 5th metacarpal of Rt hand. Rigid ulnar gutter splint applied.

Object or substance involved

Employee made physical contact in a punching motion with a metal wall affecting his Rt hand.

Summary line

Fracture of 5th metacarpal Rt hand.

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.