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OSHA Injury Report: Excel Industries Inc.

Injury · Other recordable case

At a glance

On , an injury at Excel Industries Inc. in 200 S Ridge Rd, Hesston, KS 67062 resulted in other recordable case. Employee was test Lab Operator 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
Plant 3 Test Lab

What was the outcome?

Outcome
Other recordable case (code 4)
Type
Injury (code 1)

Before the incident

Using hoist to install seat weight pack

What happened

Finger smash Testing Hoist Hook After installing a seat weight pack onto a test unit EE was putting the hoist out of the way. The EE hooked the hoist hook to the bottom of the jib arm. When the slack was taken out of the chain the EE 's left middle finger was crushed between the hook and the metal lip of the jib arm. First aid was given to mitigate bleeding and the EE was transported to the emergency room.

Injury or illness

0003 - Caught In Under or Between 3600 - Finger(s) 1300 - Crushing 1300 - Caught In Under or Between NOC

Object or substance involved

1300 - Caught In Under or Between NOC

Summary line

Finger smash Testing Hoist Hook

Employee and industry

Job description
Test Lab Operator
SOC code
51-9061 — Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers
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 #
45527

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
6:30
Time of incident
11:10
Filing year
2024
Submitted
28JAN2025:22:09:00

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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.