Spring Valley, MN ·
OSHA Injury Report: Kappers Fabricating Inc.
Injury · Days away from work
At a glance
On , an injury at Kappers Fabricating Inc. in 1015 Industrial Drive, Spring Valley, MN 55975 resulted in days away from work. Employee was paint Line in fabricated structural metal manufacturing.
Where did this happen?
- Establishment
- Kappers Fabricating Inc.
- Street
- 1015 Industrial Drive
- City
- Spring Valley
- State
- MN
- ZIP
- 55975
- On-site location
- Paint Line
What was the outcome?
- Outcome
- Days away from work (code 2)
- Type
- Injury (code 1)
- Days away from work
- 180
Before the incident
Working on the paint line lifting wear bars
What happened
Unexpectedly lifted two parts at once sidestepped and felt a pop.
Injury or illness
Groin pain hernia.
Object or substance involved
Wear bar
Summary line
Right Side Groin Pain. Hernia Surgery
Employee and industry
- Job description
- Paint Line
- SOC code
- 51-9124: Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
- NAICS code
- 332312: Fabricated structural metal manufacturing
- NAICS vintage
- 2022
- Employees at this establishment (2023 average)
- 50
- Hours worked at this establishment (2023 total)
- 125,000
- Establishment ID
- 1063031
- Employer case #
- 1
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
- 2024-01-08
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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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