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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 junior Welder 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
Weld station

What was the outcome?

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

Before the incident

Grinding on a piece of equipment.

What happened

She was using a grinder and a piece of metal fell injuring her left ring finger.

Injury or illness

Left ring finger swollen.

Object or substance involved

Piece of metal.

Summary line

Left ring finger injured when a piece of metal fell on it.

Employee and industry

Job description
Junior Welder
SOC code
51-4121 — Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers
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 #
23-17

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
14:30:00.000
Time of incident
17:45:00.000
Filing year
2023
Submitted
21FEB24:18:21:00

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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.