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OSHA Injury Report: KMW Loaders / Sterling

Injury · Other recordable case

At a glance

On , an injury at KMW Loaders / Sterling in 535 W. Garfield Ave, Sterling, KS 67579 resulted in other recordable case. Employee was assembly Trainee in farm tractors and attachments manufacturing.

Where did this happen?

Establishment
KMW Loaders / Sterling
Parent company
KMW Ltd
Street
535 W. Garfield Ave
City
Sterling
State
KS
ZIP
67579
On-site location
Assembly station crating

What was the outcome?

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

Before the incident

Crating parts to ship.

What happened

Using a metal strapping bander tool on a crate the band snapped and cut the employee 's left thumb.

Injury or illness

An approximate 1 cut to the left thumb.

Object or substance involved

Metal strapping bander tool

Summary line

Left thumb cut by a metal bander strapping tool

Employee and industry

Job description
Assembly Trainee
SOC code
51-2099 — Assemblers and Fabricators, All Other
NAICS code
333111 — Farm tractors and attachments manufacturing
NAICS vintage
2022
Avg employees
130
Total hours worked
209630
EIN
742811718
Establishment ID
1142450
Employer case #
23-01

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
17:00:00.000
Time of incident
17:40:00.000
Filing year
2023
Submitted
21FEB24:03:26:00

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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 — no per-record IMIS deep link exists.