Injured by slipping or swinging object held by other person · Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Excel Industries, Inc., 200 S. Ridge Rd., HESSTON, KANSAS 67062
on — Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds, affecting the chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders.
Final narrative
An employee standing adjacent to the process to affix a tag to a wood crate was struck with the stapler nail from another co-worker as they assembled the wood crate using a pneumatic stapler. The nail struck the left side of his chest under his arm.
HospitalizedChest, except internal location of diseases or disordersStaples
An employee was forming parts on a hydraulic press brake. The material being formed rotated and crushed the employee's thumb between the material and the press brake frame. The employee's right thumb tip was amputated.
The injured employee was holding a board that was being cut by another employee. The board kicked back, causing the saw to amputate the employee's left little finger and lacerate their left hand, resulting in nerve damage.
On September 26, 2023, an employee was working in a trench box while a co-worker was lowering a piece of plastic pipe by hand using a rope. The pipe swung and struck the employee's hand, fracturing their right thumb and middle and ring fingers. The employee was hospitalized.
An employee went over to a co-worker's station while the co-worker was using a powered meat knife. As the injured employee was pointing, his right index fingertip was amputated.
Two employees were using a handheld banding tool to make banding tape for tent set-ups. One employee was holding the banding tool and the injured employee was looping a metal clip around the tape. The tool closed while the injured employee's hand was near the banding mechanism. The banding tape caught the employee's right ring finger as it tightened, resulting in a partial amputation.
An employee was holding a branch against a log on the ground to make a wedge while another employee was using a chainsaw to cut the wedge. The saw slipped and struck the employee holding the branch, resulting in a laceration to the right wrist.
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