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OSHA Injury Report: KMW Loaders / Sterling

Injury · Job transfer or restriction

At a glance

On , an injury at KMW Loaders / Sterling in 535 W. Garfield Ave, Sterling, KS 67579 resulted in job transfer or restriction. 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
Backhoe assembly

What was the outcome?

Outcome
Job transfer or restriction (code 3)
Type
Injury (code 1)
Days restricted or transferred
123

Before the incident

Assembling backhoes

What happened

Hammering a pin into a hole on a backhoe his hand got caught between the metal and the pin underneath smashing his left little finger causing an open wound cuts and dislocation of his finger.

Injury or illness

A smashed finger with an open wound cuts and dislocation.

Object or substance involved

Metal piece on the backhoe and the pin hole opening.

Summary line

Small left finger smashed causing open wound cuts and dislocation of finger.

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 #
23-07

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
21:44:00.000
Time of incident
4:30:00.000
Filing year
2023
Submitted
21FEB24:16:14:00

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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.