Spearville, KS ·
OSHA Injury Report: Western Plains Wind Farm
Injury · Days away from work
At a glance
On , an injury at Western Plains Wind Farm in 10404 130 Rd, Spearville, KS 67876 resulted in days away from work. Employee was wind Technician in wind Electric Power Generation.
Where did this happen?
- Establishment
- Western Plains Wind Farm
- Parent company
- Evergy
- Street
- 10404 130 Rd
- City
- Spearville
- State
- KS
- ZIP
- 67876
- On-site location
- Tower
What was the outcome?
- Outcome
- Days away from work (code 2)
- Type
- Injury (code 1)
- Days away from work
- 21
Before the incident
Brushing off the fins on the inverter cooling radiator down tower.
What happened
Stood up and felt pinch in back.
Injury or illness
Strain sprain.
Object or substance involved
Body position.
Summary line
Felt strain in back while cleaning inverter cooler.
Employee and industry
- Job description
- Wind Technician
- SOC code
- 49-9081: Wind Turbine Service Technicians
- NAICS code
- 221115: Wind Electric Power Generation
- NAICS vintage
- 2022
- Employees at this establishment (2023 average)
- 5
- Hours worked at this establishment (2023 total)
- 34,994
- EIN
- 822733395
- Establishment ID
- 1124097
- Employer case #
- 8664
When (timing detail)
- Date of incident
- Time of incident
- Not known — the employer filed this case without a time of day.
- Filing year
- 2023
- Submitted to OSHA
- 2024-02-14
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Source
Data from OSHA ITA Form 300/301 electronic submissions, filing year 2023. ITA Case Detail records are establishment-reported submissions, not OSHA inspections, so no per-record IMIS deep link exists.
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