SKYLINE CORPORATION

Struck by discharged object or substance — Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds — MANSFIELD, TEXAS

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at SKYLINE CORPORATION in MANSFIELD, TEXAS
Employer SKYLINE CORPORATION Report ID 2016032717
Address 606 S. 2nd Ave. City, State ZIP MANSFIELD, TEXAS 76063
Event Date March 31, 2016 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds Body Part Hand(s), unspecified
Event Type Struck by discharged object or substance Source of Injury Staples
Secondary Source Stapling tools-electric or pneumatic
Industry (NAICS) 321991 Inspection #
GPS Coordinates 32.55000, -97.14000

Incident Narrative

An employee was cleaning oil off the pneumatic stapler gun and a staple penetrated the employee's right hand.

Incident Summary

On March 31, 2016, a worker at SKYLINE CORPORATION in MANSFIELD, TEXAS suffered puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds to the hand(s), unspecified. The incident was classified as struck by discharged object or substance, with staples identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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