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Excel Industries, Inc.

Injured by slipping or swinging object held by other person — Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds — HESSTON, KANSAS

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Excel Industries, Inc. in HESSTON, KANSAS
Employer Excel Industries, Inc. Report ID 2015042054
Address 200 S. Ridge Rd., HWY 81 City, State ZIP HESSTON, KANSAS 67062
Event Date April 16, 2015 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds Body Part Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders
Event Type Injured by slipping or swinging object held by other person Source of Injury Staples
Secondary Source Stapling tools-electric or pneumatic
Industry (NAICS) 333112 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 38.13000, -97.46000

Incident 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.

Incident Summary

On April 16, 2015, a worker at Excel Industries, Inc. in HESSTON, KANSAS suffered puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds to the chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders. The incident was classified as injured by slipping or swinging object held by other person, with staples identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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