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OSHA Injury Report: Oregon Tool - KC Blades

Injury · Other recordable case

At a glance

On , an injury at Oregon Tool - KC Blades in 4840 E. 12th St., Kansas City, MO 64127 resulted in other recordable case. Employee was milling Operator in lawn and garden equipment manufacturing.

Where did this happen?

Establishment
Oregon Tool - KC Blades
Parent company
Oregon Tool, Inc.
Street
4840 E. 12th St.
City
Kansas City
State
MO
ZIP
64127
On-site location
Milling Department

What was the outcome?

Outcome
Other recordable case (code 4)
Type
Injury (code 1)

Before the incident

Changing the bar on a milling machine

What happened

Employee was doing a change over and setup. Employee loosened a cap screw on a bar on the milling machine. Employee used an allen wrench and found it was slipping due to the screw being tight and his gloves being greasy. The employee removed his glove trying to get a better grip. When he exerted force to loosen the screw the tool and his hand slipped off the screw. The employee 's hand hit a clamp on the machine causing a laceration below his thumb.

Injury or illness

Laceration to R-thumb

Object or substance involved

Struck a clamp on the milling machine

Summary line

Laceration to the R-thumb

Employee and industry

Job description
Milling Operator
SOC code
9999 — Uncoded
NAICS code
333112 — Lawn and garden equipment manufacturing
NAICS vintage
2022
Avg employees
99
Total hours worked
188136
EIN
630593908
Establishment ID
112849
Employer case #
2

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
6:00:00.000
Time of incident
10:10:00.000
Filing year
2023
Submitted
01MAR24:21:24:00

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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.