Post Falls, ID —
OSHA Injury Report: Ground Force Mfg
Injury · Days away from work
At a glance
On , an injury at Ground Force Mfg in Post Falls, ID 83854 resulted in days away from work. Employee was foreman in underground mining machinery manufacturing.
Where did this happen?
- Establishment
- Ground Force Mfg
- Parent company
- Truck Bodies & Equipment International Inc.
- Street
- 6001 E. Seltice Way
- City
- Post Falls
- State
- ID
- ZIP
- 83854
- On-site location
- Final Assembly Dept.
What was the outcome?
- Outcome
- Days away from work (code 2)
- Type
- Injury (code 1)
- Days away from work
- 4
Before the incident
Worker was tack welding a steel crossbar of a drive chain on a stemming conveyor.
What happened
The welding hood he used from the company tool room did not auto darken after 2 attempts to weld (worker neglected to check operation) which caused a flash burn to his left eye.
Injury or illness
Left Eye Ultraviolet Keratitis (Welders ' Flash)
Object or substance involved
Malfunctioning electronic welders ' hood.
Summary line
[REDACTED] Eye Flash [REDACTED] (Ultraviolet Keratitis) - Electronic welding hood malfunctioned (low batteries) did not darken as it should have when welding arc was struck.
Employee and industry
- Job description
- Foreman
- SOC code
- 51-1011 — First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers
- NAICS code
- 333131 — Underground mining machinery manufacturing
- NAICS vintage
- 2022
- Avg employees
- 136
- Total hours worked
- 252914
- EIN
- 203101428
- Establishment ID
- 411911
- Employer case #
- 11
When (timing detail)
- Date of incident
- Shift started
- 5:00:00.000
- Time of incident
- 12:00:00.000
- Submitted
- 27FEB24:22:22:00
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.