Tifton, GA —
OSHA Injury Report: Kelley Manufacturing Co.
Injury · Job transfer or restriction
At a glance
On , an injury at Kelley Manufacturing Co. in Tifton, GA 31794 resulted in job transfer or restriction. Employee was rd Class Welder in farm tractors and attachments manufacturing.
Where did this happen?
- Establishment
- Kelley Manufacturing Co.
- Parent company
- Kelley Manufacturing Co.
- Street
- 80 Vernon Drive
- City
- Tifton
- State
- GA
- ZIP
- 31794
- On-site location
- Assembly
What was the outcome?
- Outcome
- Job transfer or restriction (code 3)
- Type
- Injury (code 1)
- Days restricted or transferred
- 18
Before the incident
Employee was trying to line a hole up to install a bolt and he tried to lift the lower band support weldment by hand causing him to hurt his back
What happened
Trying to lift the lower band support by hand instead of using a tapered punch to line the holes up. Employee had been shown the proper technique to do this and did not follow directions.
Injury or illness
Sprain of ligaments of lumbar spine and lumbargo with sciatica left side
Object or substance involved
Not following directions and lifting heavy material by hand
Summary line
Trying to lift the lower band support by hand instead of using a tapered punch to line holes up
Employee and industry
- Job description
- rd Class Welder
- SOC code
- 51-4121 — Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers
- NAICS code
- 333111 — Farm tractors and attachments manufacturing
- NAICS vintage
- 2012
- Avg employees
- 152
- Total hours worked
- 286461
- EIN
- 581503716
- Establishment ID
- 561347
- Employer case #
- 9
When (timing detail)
- Date of incident
- Shift started
- 6:00
- Time of incident
- 8:30
- Filing year
- 2025
- Submitted
- 06FEB26:18:55:00
Source
Data from OSHA ITA Form 300/301 electronic submissions, filing year 2025. ITA Case Detail records are establishment-reported submissions, not OSHA inspections — no per-record IMIS deep link exists.