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OSHA Injury Report: Kennedy Valve Company

Injury · Days away from work

At a glance

On , an injury at Kennedy Valve Company in 1021 East Water Street, Elmira, NY 14901 resulted in days away from work. Employee was utility Machinist New in iron foundries.

Where did this happen?

Establishment
Kennedy Valve Company
Parent company
McWane Inc
Street
1021 East Water Street
City
Elmira
State
NY
ZIP
14901
On-site location
OSY.

What was the outcome?

Outcome
Days away from work (code 2)
Type
Injury (code 1)
Days away from work
3

Before the incident

Loading the conveyor belt with caps.

What happened

Team member came to safety on [REDACTED] and stated that on [REDACTED] he was working at OSY loading the conveyor belt with caps. He went to push the pallet of caps to be built when he felt a pain in his lower left back. He finished out his shift and went home and went to bed. When he woke up on [REDACTED] he couldn 't move and had a lot of pain in his back. He went to the hospital and was treated. He is off work at this time and has a recheck on [REDACTED] [REDACTED].

Injury or illness

Strain to lower left back

Object or substance involved

pushing a pallet of caps down the conveyor.

Summary line

Strain to lower left back pushing a pallet of caps down the conveyor.

Employee and industry

Job description
Utility Machinist New
SOC code
51-4041 — Machinists
NAICS code
331511 — Iron foundries
NAICS vintage
2012
Avg employees
327
Total hours worked
594382
EIN
630139000
Establishment ID
191002
Employer case #
24-122825

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
14:30
Time of incident
16:30
Filing year
2024
Submitted
10JAN2025:14:01:00

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Source

Data from OSHA ITA Form 300/301 electronic submissions, filing year 2024. ITA Case Detail records are establishment-reported submissions, not OSHA inspections — no per-record IMIS deep link exists.