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OSHA Injury Report: Kern Electronics and Lasers, Inc

Injury · Other recordable case

At a glance

On , an injury at Kern Electronics and Lasers, Inc in 1501 Industrial Drive, Wadena, MN 56482 resulted in other recordable case. Employee was assembler in laser boring, drilling, and cutting machines, metalworking, manufacturing.

Where did this happen?

Establishment
Kern Electronics and Lasers, Inc
Parent company
Kern Laser Systems
Street
1501 Industrial Drive
City
Wadena
State
MN
ZIP
56482
On-site location
production room

What was the outcome?

Outcome
Other recordable case (code 4)
Type
Injury (code 1)

Before the incident

lifting a chiller with [REDACTED]

What happened

Cut on hex bolt

Injury or illness

cut

Object or substance involved

bolt head

Summary line

cut tip of left pointer finger on a hex bolt while lifting a chiller unit with [REDACTED]

Employee and industry

Job description
Assembler
SOC code
51-2099 — Assemblers and Fabricators, All Other
NAICS code
333517 — Laser boring, drilling, and cutting machines, metalworking, manufacturing
NAICS vintage
2012
Avg employees
32
Total hours worked
63898
EIN
411773678
Establishment ID
645334
Employer case #
1

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
7:00
Time of incident
7:30
Filing year
2025
Submitted
23FEB26:17:37:00

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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.