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OSHA Injury Report: KMW Loaders / Sterling

Injury · Days away from work

At a glance

On , an injury at KMW Loaders / Sterling in 535 W. Garfield Ave, Sterling, KS 67579 resulted in days away from work. Employee was painter in farm tractors and attachments manufacturing.

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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 paint line

What was the outcome?

Outcome
Days away from work (code 2)
Type
Injury (code 1)
Days away from work
13

Before the incident

Working in assembly paint line area.

What happened

He was lifting 25-35lb. Parts and placing them on pallets and he felt pain in his right groin area.

Injury or illness

Hernia developed on the right side of the groin area.

Object or substance involved

Lifting parts weighing 25-35lbs.

Summary line

Groin pain in right testicle after lifting 25-35lb. parts.

Employee and industry

Job description
Painter
SOC code
9999 — Uncoded
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 #
23-10

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
5:50:00.000
Time of incident
7:00:00.000
Filing year
2023
Submitted
21FEB24:16:58:00

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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.