Anderson, SC ·
OSHA Injury Report: Techtronic Cordless GP
Injury · Other recordable case
At a glance
On , an injury at Techtronic Cordless GP in 100 Innovation Way, Anderson, SC 29621 resulted in other recordable case. Employee was designer in general merchandise, durable goods, merchant wholesalers.
Where did this happen?
- Establishment
- Techtronic Cordless GP
- Parent company
- Techtronic Cordless Group Partnership
- Street
- 100 Innovation Way
- City
- Anderson
- State
- SC
- ZIP
- 29621
- On-site location
- TIC Prototype Lab
What was the outcome?
- Outcome
- Other recordable case (code 4)
- Type
- Injury (code 1)
Before the incident
Employee was testing and checking the fit of the battery on a prototype cordless nailer.
What happened
While testing and checking the fit of the battery on the cordless nailer EE did not see that the nailer had nails loaded in the magazine nor did he realize that the electrical connections in the prototype were fully functional. While manipulating the nailer EE tucked it under his left arm to more closely inspect the battery terminal area. This action depressed the muzzle safety detent and when EE accidentally actuated the trigger while handling the tool the tool discharged. The tool fired a single nail which pierced through EE 's clothes and lodged in one of his ribs. EE immediately left the Innovation Center and sought emergency medical care.
Injury or illness
Foreign body lodge in Lt floating rib fractured rib.
Object or substance involved
Nail from cordless nail gun that lodged in employee 's floating rib.
Summary line
Foreign body in rib rib fracture Left side.
Employee and industry
- Job description
- Designer
- SOC code
- 27-1029: Designers, All Other
- NAICS code
- 423990: General merchandise, durable goods, merchant wholesalers
- NAICS vintage
- 2022
- Employees at this establishment (2023 average)
- 440
- Hours worked at this establishment (2023 total)
- 881,498
- EIN
- 841946071
- Establishment ID
- 1139392
- Employer case #
- 2990
When (timing detail)
- Date of incident
- Shift started
- 08:00
- Time of incident
- 09:00
- Filing year
- 2023
- Submitted to OSHA
- 2024-02-20
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Source
Data from OSHA ITA Form 300/301 electronic submissions, filing year 2023. ITA Case Detail records are establishment-reported submissions, not OSHA inspections, so no per-record IMIS deep link exists.
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