OSHA Injury Report: Kason Industries Inc.

At a glance

Where did this happen?

What was the outcome?

Before the incident

The associate was assembling metal hinges which required hammering component parts together.

What happened

The associate experienced discomfort in the right wrist and initially assumed the soreness would subside on its own after taking Tylenol. The associate had assembled approximately 200 hinges prior to noticing the discomfort. After [REDACTED] the associate reported the issue and was referred to medical services for evaluation.

Injury or illness

Medical evaluation confirmed an unspecified sprain of the right wrist. The associate reported soreness without identifying any specific action or incident as the cause.

Object or substance involved

The injury was attributed to repetitive motions and the absence of job rotation while assembling parts which involved repeated hammering during the process.

Summary line

Injury derived by no job rotation. The associate was assembling hinges. Assembled over 200 parts hammering metal to metal hinges. Resulting to Unspecified Sprain of right wrist initial encounter.

Employee and industry

When (timing detail)

Source

Data from OSHA ITA Form 300/301 electronic submissions, filing year 2024. ITA Case Detail records are establishment-reported submissions, not OSHA inspections — no per-record IMIS deep link exists.