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OSHA Injury Report: Kellex Seating Tupelo

Injury · Job transfer or restriction

At a glance

On , an injury at Kellex Seating Tupelo in 121 Industrial St. N, Tupelo, MS 38801 resulted in job transfer or restriction. Employee was packer in sofas, upholstered, manufacturing.

Where did this happen?

Establishment
Kellex Seating Tupelo
Parent company
Kellex Corp.
Street
121 Industrial St. N
City
Tupelo
State
MS
ZIP
38801
On-site location
Packing Area

What was the outcome?

Outcome
Job transfer or restriction (code 3)
Type
Injury (code 1)
Days restricted or transferred
8

Before the incident

Packaging furniture and operating a staple gun as normal.

What happened

Employee accidentally discharged a staple through the thumb of their left hand while packaging furniture into boxes.

Injury or illness

laceration

Object or substance involved

a staple

Summary line

Employee discharged a staple through their left thumb.

Employee and industry

Job description
Packer
SOC code
51-9111 — Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders
NAICS code
337121 — Sofas, upholstered, manufacturing
NAICS vintage
2022
Avg employees
99
Total hours worked
179673
EIN
341778548
Establishment ID
102928
Employer case #
FYY9358

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
7:00:00.000
Time of incident
9:30:00.000
Submitted
01MAR24:20:39:00

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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.