Cuts, lacerations, punctures without injury to internal structures

Name: Cuts, lacerations, punctures without injury to internal structures at Stephens Enterprises, Inc.
Start: 7/14/2025

1 hospitalization · 2025076797 · 7/14/2025 · Stephens Enterprises, Inc.

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Other multiple ear(s), facial locations
Nature of injury: Cuts, lacerations, punctures without injury to internal structures

Cause

Event: Struck by other propelled object or substance n.e.c.
Source: Dimensional lumber
Secondary source: Trash compactors, shredders

Employer

Name: Stephens Enterprises, Inc.
Location: 20791 Storage Lane, BRIDGEVILLE, DELAWARE, 19933
NAICS: 321920
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

On July 14, 2025, an employee was walking down a ramp next to a pallet grinder after dumping a bin of pallet pieces into it. A 3-foot board flew out of the grinder and struck his head when he was about 12 feet away from the machine. He suffered cuts to the forehead and face and was hospitalized.

Source

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