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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 maintenance Tech 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
Loading dock

What was the outcome?

Outcome
Days away from work (code 2)
Type
Injury (code 1)
Days away from work
8

Before the incident

Working on routine maintenance checklist.

What happened

He was throwing some bags up into a truck on the loading dock.

Injury or illness

Hernia developed in the groin area.

Object or substance involved

Throwing bags into a truck.

Summary line

Right groin pain with swelling and tenderness after throwing bags up into a truck on the dock.

Employee and industry

Job description
Maintenance Tech
SOC code
49-9041 — Industrial Machinery Mechanics
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 #
23-14

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
6:28:00.000
Time of incident
13:00:00.000
Filing year
2023
Submitted
21FEB24:17:32:00

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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.