Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds

Name: Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds at Excel Industries, Inc.
Start: 4/16/2015

1 hospitalization · 2015042054 · 4/16/2015 · Excel Industries, Inc.

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders
Nature of injury: Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds

Cause

Event: Injured by slipping or swinging object held by other person
Source: Staples
Secondary source: Stapling tools-electric or pneumatic

Employer

Name: Excel Industries, Inc.
Location: 200 S. Ridge Rd., HESSTON, KANSAS, 67062
NAICS: 333112
Jurisdiction: 1

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.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine: JSON-LD · Markdown