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Fredonia, KS —

OSHA Injury Report: R.K. Steel, Inc.

Injury · Job transfer or restriction

At a glance

On , an injury at R.K. Steel, Inc. in 1222 N 6th, Fredonia, KS 66736 resulted in job transfer or restriction. Employee was shipping Supervisor in structural steel, fabricated, manufacturing.

Where did this happen?

Establishment
R.K. Steel, Inc.
Parent company
R.K. Steel, Inc.
Street
1222 N 6th
City
Fredonia
State
KS
ZIP
66736
On-site location
In yard near SE Corner of Main Bldg

What was the outcome?

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

Before the incident

Moving steel with a forklift.

What happened

Went to put a board underneath the steel and it shifted causing the board to flip up.

Injury or illness

Impact to right cheek possible concussion.

Object or substance involved

Wood board.

Summary line

Moving steel material when a wood board flipped up and hit him in the right cheek.

Employee and industry

Job description
Shipping Supervisor
SOC code
43-1011 — First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers
NAICS code
332312 — Structural steel, fabricated, manufacturing
NAICS vintage
2022
Avg employees
56
Total hours worked
101000
Establishment ID
142763
Employer case #
23-2

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
6:00:00.000
Time of incident
11:00:00.000
Submitted
27FEB24:20:42:00

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Source

Data from OSHA ITA Form 300/301 electronic submissions, filing year unspecified. ITA Case Detail records are establishment-reported submissions, not OSHA inspections — no per-record IMIS deep link exists.