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OSHA Injury Report: Gates Corporation Iola KS

Injury · Job transfer or restriction

On , an injury at Gates Corporation Iola KS in Iola, KS 66749 resulted in job transfer or restriction. Employee was operator II in belting, rubber (e.g., conveyor, elevator, transmission), manufacturing.

Establishment
Gates Corporation Iola KS
Parent company
Gates Corporation
Street
1450 Montana Rd
City
Iola
State
KS
ZIP
66749
On-site location
HFM Finish
Outcome
Job transfer or restriction (code 3)
Type
Injury (code 1)
Days restricted or transferred
35

HFM Finish operator was trying to put the hoist on the ground in order to secure it.

HFM Finish operator was trying to put the hoist on the ground in order to it secure it. In doing so the operator pressed the wrong button causing the hoist to move upwards instead of down. This created a pinch point: the table and the transfer bar attached to the hoist.

Avulsion to left thumb.

Pinch point: the table and the transfer bar.

HFM Finish - Fractured Thumb

Job description
Operator II
SOC code
51-9199 — Production Workers, All Other
NAICS code
326220 — Belting, rubber (e.g., conveyor, elevator, transmission), manufacturing
NAICS vintage
2022
Avg employees
380
Total hours worked
666213
EIN
840857401
Establishment ID
1074031
Employer case #
IN-2023110
Date of incident
Shift started
15:00:00.000
Time of incident
23:00:00.000
Submitted
15JAN24:20:51:00

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.