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OSHA Injury Report: Western Plains Wind Farm

Injury · Days away from work

On , an injury at Western Plains Wind Farm in Spearville, KS 67876 resulted in days away from work. Employee was wind Technician in wind Electric Power Generation.

Establishment
Western Plains Wind Farm
Parent company
Evergy
Street
10404 130 Rd
City
Spearville
State
KS
ZIP
67876
On-site location
Tower
Outcome
Days away from work (code 2)
Type
Injury (code 1)
Days away from work
21

Brushing off the fins on the inverter cooling radiator down tower.

Stood up and felt pinch in back.

Strain sprain.

Body position.

Felt strain in back while cleaning inverter cooler.

Job description
Wind Technician
SOC code
49-9081 — Wind Turbine Service Technicians
NAICS code
221115 — Wind Electric Power Generation
NAICS vintage
2022
Avg employees
5
Total hours worked
34994
EIN
822733395
Establishment ID
1124097
Employer case #
8664
Date of incident
Shift started
7:00:00.000
Submitted
14FEB24:14:33:00

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.