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OSHA Injury Report: Oatey Co. - Cleveland DC

Injury · Days away from work

On , an injury at Oatey Co. - Cleveland DC in Cleveland, OH 44135 resulted in days away from work. Employee was temporary Associate in general warehousing and storage.

Establishment
Oatey Co. - Cleveland DC
Parent company
Oatey Co.
Street
4565 Industrial Pkwy
City
Cleveland
State
OH
ZIP
44135
On-site location
Battery Change PIT Parking Area
Outcome
Days away from work (code 2)
Type
Injury (code 1)
Days away from work
21

Checking the battery % on a PIT - PIT Pre-Use Inspections

Temp 1 was checking walkies lowering the handles to check the battery % to determine which one was most charged to use for the shift. When temp 1 lowered the handle they also unknowingly turned the throttle causing the walkie to jerk to the side and strike Temp 2. Temp 2 was in the area because they were also checking walkies to determine which one to use for the shift.

002 Contusion Bruise of Ankle Right Side

Tools Instruments and Equipment

002 Contusion Bruise of Ankle Right Side - Directly harmed by: Tools Instruments and Equipment - Tools instruments and equipment unspecified

Job description
Temporary Associate
SOC code
9999 — Uncoded
NAICS code
493110 — General warehousing and storage
NAICS vintage
2022
Avg employees
156
Total hours worked
257597
Establishment ID
1033590
Employer case #
CY23-00726
Date of incident
Shift started
14:00:00.000
Time of incident
14:10:00.000
Submitted
23JAN24:17:10:00

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.