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Hesston, KS —

OSHA Injury Report: Excel Industries Inc.

Injury · Days away from work

At a glance

On , an injury at Excel Industries Inc. in 200 S Ridge Rd, Hesston, KS 67062 resulted in days away from work. Employee was senior Automation Controls Engineer in grass mowing equipment, powered lawn and garden, manufacturing.

Where did this happen?

Establishment
Excel Industries Inc.
Parent company
Stanley Black and Decker
Street
200 S Ridge Rd
City
Hesston
State
KS
ZIP
67062
On-site location
Hesston - Deck Cell

What was the outcome?

Outcome
Days away from work (code 2)
Type
Injury (code 1)
Days away from work
2

Before the incident

EE was trouble shooting pneumatic valve on robot deck cell cell #1

What happened

Finger laceration robot weld cell automation engineering troubleshooting valve The EE was laying down and commanded the PLC to engage the pneumatic clamp. After this the EE reached up grabbing the table to pull themself up. When the EE grabbed the table the clamp engaged clamping down on the EE’s middle finger. Another EE shut air valve and pried the clamp open to release the finger.

Injury or illness

0010 - Contact With 3600 - Finger(s) 4000 - Laceration 1000 - Caught In Between-Machine or Machinery

Object or substance involved

1000 - Caught In Between-Machine or Machinery

Summary line

Finger laceration robot weld cell automation engineering troubleshooting valve

Employee and industry

Job description
Senior Automation Controls Engineer
SOC code
17-2141 — Mechanical Engineers
NAICS code
333112 — Grass mowing equipment, powered lawn and garden, manufacturing
NAICS vintage
2022
Avg employees
512
Total hours worked
1065715
Establishment ID
1274875
Employer case #
46516

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
7:00
Time of incident
15:00
Filing year
2024
Submitted
28JAN2025:22:02:00

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Source

Data from OSHA ITA Form 300/301 electronic submissions, filing year 2024. ITA Case Detail records are establishment-reported submissions, not OSHA inspections — no per-record IMIS deep link exists.