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OSHA Injury Report: KMW Loaders / Sterling

Injury · Job transfer or restriction

On , an injury at KMW Loaders / Sterling in Sterling, KS 67579 resulted in job transfer or restriction. Employee was junior Welder in farm tractors and attachments manufacturing.

Establishment
KMW Loaders / Sterling
Parent company
KMW Ltd
Street
535 W. Garfield Ave
City
Sterling
State
KS
ZIP
67579
On-site location
Weld station
Outcome
Job transfer or restriction (code 3)
Type
Injury (code 1)
Days restricted or transferred
8

Welding on tool carriers.

Lifted and pulled the tool carrier off the jig (without using the hoist) and felt his lower back pull and pop causing pain in the center of his back and both sides of the lower back. Has some numbness in both legs.

Sprain in the back area.

Lifting a tool carrier off of a jig without using a hoist.

Center and lower back pain on both sides numbness in both legs from lifting a tool carrier off the jig.

Job description
Junior Welder
SOC code
51-4121 — Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers
NAICS code
333111 — Farm tractors and attachments manufacturing
NAICS vintage
2022
Avg employees
130
Total hours worked
209630
EIN
742811718
Establishment ID
1142450
Employer case #
23-09
Date of incident
Shift started
6:32:00.000
Time of incident
9:00:00.000
Submitted
21FEB24:16:38:00

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.