Post Falls, ID —
OSHA Injury Report: Ground Force Mfg
Injury · Job transfer or restriction
At a glance
On , an injury at Ground Force Mfg in Post Falls, ID 83854 resulted in job transfer or restriction. Employee was welder in underground mining machinery manufacturing.
Where did this happen?
- Establishment
- Ground Force Mfg
- Parent company
- Truck Bodies & Equipment International Inc.
- Street
- 6001 E. Seltice Way
- City
- Post Falls
- State
- ID
- ZIP
- 83854
- On-site location
- North Fabrication
What was the outcome?
- Outcome
- Job transfer or restriction (code 3)
- Type
- Injury (code 1)
- Days restricted or transferred
- 26
Before the incident
Worker was using a portable electric 4-1 2 inch grinder with cut-off wheel (guard was installed on power tool) to cut through several stitch welds where a fabricated steel part (subframe) needed to be removed and repositioned. Worker was kneeled down on large steel structure (inverted water tank bottom shell) operating and handling the grinder down low at surface level near knees to cut welds.
What happened
The cutting wheel bound up in the material and the grinding tool recoiled kicked back and spun into the workers’ left leg just above the knee cap cutting through heavy canvas coveralls and industrial work pants.
Injury or illness
A ¾ inch deep 3-inch long laceration occurred.
Object or substance involved
Portable 4-1 2 inch electric grinder with cut-off wheel attachment.
Summary line
Acute Left Knee Laceration. Grinder kick-back caused grinder with cutoff wheel to make contact with worker 's left knee. 5 stitches.
Employee and industry
- Job description
- Welder
- SOC code
- 51-4121 — Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Braze-rs
- NAICS code
- 333131 — Underground mining machinery manufacturing
- NAICS vintage
- 2012
- Avg employees
- 171
- Total hours worked
- 293471
- EIN
- 203101428
- Establishment ID
- 411911
- Employer case #
- 1
When (timing detail)
- Date of incident
- Shift started
- 6:00
- Time of incident
- 11:16
- Filing year
- 2024
- Submitted
- 30JAN2025:21:18:00
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.