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Valdese, NC —

OSHA Injury Report: Kellex Seating

Injury · Job transfer or restriction

At a glance

On , an injury at Kellex Seating in 501 Hoyle St.SW, Valdese, NC 28690 resulted in job transfer or restriction. Employee was upholsterer in sofas, upholstered, manufacturing.

Where did this happen?

Establishment
Kellex Seating
Parent company
Kellex Seating
Street
501 Hoyle St.SW
City
Valdese
State
NC
ZIP
28690
On-site location
Upholstery Department

What was the outcome?

Outcome
Job transfer or restriction (code 3)
Type
Injury (code 1)
Days restricted or transferred
180

Before the incident

Manipulating a sofa while upholstering it.

What happened

The sofa began to fall off of the upholstering table and struck the employee 's left knee.

Injury or illness

Contusion and meniscus tear.

Object or substance involved

Sofa

Summary line

Employee was working on a sofa and it started to fall off of the table and struck his left knee.

Employee and industry

Job description
Upholsterer
SOC code
51-6093 — Upholsterers
NAICS code
337121 — Sofas, upholstered, manufacturing
NAICS vintage
2012
Avg employees
145
Total hours worked
270884
EIN
341778548
Establishment ID
102908
Employer case #
202501686

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
6:00
Filing year
2025
Submitted
17FEB26:14:36:00

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Source

Data from OSHA ITA Form 300/301 electronic submissions, filing year 2025. ITA Case Detail records are establishment-reported submissions, not OSHA inspections — no per-record IMIS deep link exists.