Sterling, KS —
OSHA Injury Report: KMW Loaders / Sterling
Injury · Job transfer or restriction
At a glance
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.
Where did this happen?
- Establishment
- KMW Loaders / Sterling
- Parent company
- KMW Ltd
- Street
- 535 W. Garfield Ave
- City
- Sterling
- State
- KS
- ZIP
- 67579
- On-site location
- Weld station
What was the outcome?
- Outcome
- Job transfer or restriction (code 3)
- Type
- Injury (code 1)
- Days restricted or transferred
- 8
Before the incident
Welding on tool carriers.
What happened
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.
Injury or illness
Sprain in the back area.
Object or substance involved
Lifting a tool carrier off of a jig without using a hoist.
Summary line
Center and lower back pain on both sides numbness in both legs from lifting a tool carrier off the jig.
Employee and industry
- 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
When (timing detail)
- Date of incident
- Shift started
- 6:32:00.000
- Time of incident
- 9:00:00.000
- Submitted
- 21FEB24:16:38:00
Source
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.