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OSHA Injury Report: Kellex Seating

Injury · Days away from work

At a glance

On , an injury at Kellex Seating in 501 Hoyle St.SW, Valdese, NC 28690 resulted in days away from work. Employee was upholsterer in sofas, upholstered, manufacturing.

Where did this happen?

Establishment
Kellex Seating
Parent company
Kellex Seating
Street
501 Hoyle St.SW
City
Valdese
State
NC
ZIP
28690
On-site location
Upholstery Department

What was the outcome?

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

Before the incident

Employee was picking up a chair to put on a table to begin the upholstery process.

What happened

Employee sustained back strain while lifting a piece of furniture by himself up onto a table.

Injury or illness

back strain

Object or substance involved

Lifting by himself

Summary line

Pain in back resulting from liftubg

Employee and industry

Job description
Upholsterer
SOC code
51-6093 — Upholsterers
NAICS code
337121 — Sofas, upholstered, manufacturing
NAICS vintage
2022
Avg employees
163
Total hours worked
300217
EIN
341778548
Establishment ID
102908
Employer case #
FOS9621

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
0:00:00.000
Time of incident
6:00:00.000
Submitted
01MAR24:21:38:00

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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.